INTO THE WILD! Thirty-nine rambunctious students from Sherman Middle School, teamed with 18 mentors from UW-Madison, began the sixth semester of Nature Explorers on Feb. 6, 2013. In three years …
Category: Blog
The latest news and commentary from the park.
Rhythm & Booms – a plane full of pollution from China
The following letter to the editor was published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Jan. 31: By Jim Carrier Warner Park has been considered an “ideal” fireworks venue because of …
It’s time to stop Rhythm & Booms pollution in Warner Park
By Tim Nelson, chair of Wild Warner Wild Warner, a nonprofit environmental group, today asked the city of Madison to discontinue the Rhythm & Booms fireworks event, held on the …
A wild storm doesn’t stop Wild Warner
The snow was still blowing when we took a walk into Warner Park But people were out, skiing, walking and sledding. The heavy snow turned the landscape into white sculpture. …
Geese were rounded up Warner Park in 2012
We have finally received confirmation that geese were rounded up in Warner Park (and other Madison parks) earlier this year. Trish O’Kane received this information from Chip Lovell of USDA …
Warner Beach – a great place to swim and watch the rhythms of nature
Warner Beach and the boat ramp are a beautiful part of Warner Park. Connected hydrologically by a new, larger culvert under Woodward Drive, the beach area is heavily used by …
Wild Warner elects new leadership
Tim Nelson was unanimously elected chair of Wild Warner on Tuesday night. Our current treasurer, park watchdog and a tireless and cheerful volunteer, Tim will lead our growing nonprofit through …
Wild Warner’s first fall pot luck
Critters you might see in the Park
Two of our members have sent in photos of animals spotted in the park. If you’ve captured the beauty of life in Warner Park, please forward your photo to: …
Keep Mallards fireworks inside the ballpark
This summer, Wild Warner discovered that the Madison Mallards organization was blowing up fireworks outside its ballpark, into the woods and wetlands. The group voted at its September 4 meeting …
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