Wild Warner Committee Meeting October 2013 Wildlife Sightings: Cormorant, geese, rose breasted grosbeak, osprey, juvenile fox, barn owl, puff balls, hummingbird, Wild Warner novices, pileated woodpecker, bluebirds, great egret, cedar …
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The latest news and commentary from the park.
Eagle pair spotted in park – Rob Petershack
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 …
The wetland border is alive!
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, …
DNR says Rhythm & Booms violated Clean Water Act
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 …
Let’s make Warner Park a wetland education center
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. …
A bluebird funeral, and hope for more
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 …
July 4, 2013 – the morning after Rhythm & Booms
On July 4, Wild Warner cofounder Jim Carrier talked about the science and law of Rhythm & Boom on WORT-FM. Reporter Julia Chechvala interviewed Jim on The Perpetual Notion Machine. …
Warner’s wetland: facing challenges with high potential for rehabilitation
On the eve of Rhythm & Booms, a Wisconsin wetland expert toured Warner Park’s wetland, and declared it beautiful, vital and worth the effort to rehabilitate it. Wild Warner opposes …
Warner Park is turtle heaven
This spring we’ve seen several types of turtles in Warner Park, including an endangered Blanding’s turtle and lots of painted turtles. Watch for them sunning on logs in the wetland: …
Bird Walk June 1 with Trish O’Kane
Wild Warner/Audubon Bird Walk this Saturday, June 1: Bring binoculars and good shoes. We’ll start at 8 a.m. in front of the Warner Park Community Center and be out until …
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