Greg Weller, one of Wild Warner’s resident photographers, got these terrific closeups of the resident Sandhill Crane family. He writes: “They are very cute. Have never seen a sand hill crane chick. I heard about them and took a camera.” The cranes often graze along Forster Drive, and spend a lot of time on the …
Author: Jim
Kids Fishing Day June 6 – a great event
Wild Warner’s vision for Warner Park 4/29/15
The Madison Parks Department is gathering “visions” for the future of Warner Park. Here is Wild Warner’s vision: 1. Nature recreation – Emphasizing the value of nature education and recreation, and using the park as a classroom. Promoting STEM fields through tutoring and support. 2. Keeping and maintaining nature recreation i.e. fishing, bird sighting, nature walks, expansion …
Wild Warner, volunteers, plant 30 trees to replace cut ash trees
Members of Wild Warner, Boy Scouts, students from Madison College and workers from the Urban Tree Alliance planted 30 trees in Warner Park and Warner Beach in April 18 to replace ash trees cut down. Wild Warner has pledged to water the trees this summer.
Warner Park’s natural heritage: Jeff Galligan
Jeff Galligan of Middleton sent us a great set of photos, and this note: I raised my two children De Andre and Dominique within a short distance from Warner Park. It has always been a place we were able to use for recreational pursuits such as football, tennis, soccer, softball and of course Mallards games. …
Bird and Nature Walk – Sunday 2/15 1:30-3 p.m. at Warner Park Shelter.
Free, family-friendly, nature, recreation, and education! To celebrate Madison being formally recognized as a Bird City, Madison Parks, in collaboration with other organizations, will offer free monthly bird and nature walks. The first one is this Sunday, 1:30 – 3 p.m. Meet at the colorful Warner Park Shelter by the lagoon near the Warner Park …
About Wild Warner
ABOUT WILD WARNER In the autumn of 2009, a group of citizens discovered that a pending neighborhood plan for North Madison, Wisconsin included several development plans for Warner Park. Among them: a pontoon boat concession in the lagoon, a new parking lot, a new soccer field in a prairie/meadow, more sidewalks, aggressive brush trimming and …
Predator and Prey
The closing ice on Lake Mendota along Warner Beach is proving great viewing of birds. Bonnie Tiedt shot these photos Sunday. Our thanks to her.
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Tundra Swans pass through – hundreds of them.
Tundra Swans stopped along Warner Beach on their way south over the Thanksgiving weekend. The white swans are adults, the “dusky” colored birds are juveniles. The swans breed in high Arctic wetlands. The birds move to warmer, inland estuaries in the U.S. for winter. Tundra swans are monogamous, and the young stay with parents for …
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