A dusting of snow covers the trees as a man walks by a stone wall entrance to Picnic Point.
White tundra swans flying over University Bay Drive with Picnic Point in background.
A squirrel sits on a snowy branch

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve is a 300-acre natural area on the UW-Madison campus. It serves as a living classroom for the university’s teaching and research needs and provides a place for respite and well-being, where campus and community members can explore nature.