Author: Jim

The wild side of Warner Park was shaken from its winter slumber this week, as the Nature Explorer Club returned for its winter/spring session. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, thirty-seven kids …

What’s to see in Warner Park in winter? Lots. Ice and shadows. The sculpture of the wild is much more evident now. At night, the moon and stars stand out …

Tim Nelson, chair of Wild Warner, read the following letter to the Madison Board of Park Commissioners on Nov. 13, 2013: On behalf of Wild Warner I want to thank …

By Jim Carrier Jack Hurst views the environment from the end of a fishing pole. He feels the tug of a biting pike, the nibbling of bluegills — and the …

Rob Petershack, an attorney and amateur photographer, visits Warner Park periodically in search of good photos. On September 30, he caught this blue heron in the wetland. Herons, as he …

When photographer Patrick Noyes walked along the edge of Warner Park’s lagoons with his Samsung Note 2 phone, his eye caught beauty and bugs galore. Seen as “weeds” by some, …

Controversial Rhythm and Booms fireworks show violated wetlands law, state DNR says By Pat Schneider    Capitol Times July 17, 2013 As speculation swirled this week that the city of Madison …

By Jim Carrier, cofounder of Wild Warner The following was presented to the Madison Board of Parks Commissioners on July 10. It represents a new vision for Warner Park’s wetland. …

By Paul Noeldner Four nestlings that had sadly succumbed to black flies were buried next door under a newly planted Prairie Purple Cone Flower. The roof has a recently installed …