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.
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Picnic Point UW Lot 130 Parking Update
Due to construction of the Frautschi Center, the number of stalls near the entrance to Picnic Point in UW Lot 130 has been reduced to 10-15 parking stalls, including accessible parking (UW-disabled/state-issued disabled). For alternate …
October 5, 2026Frautschi Center Project Update – Site Preparations Begin
We’re excited to share that the first phase of site work on the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Frautschi Center begins this week! Findorff and its subcontractors will start preparing the site to realign University Bay Drive. …
September 29, 2026Latest Updates in the September 2026 E-Newsletter
The September 2026 Lakeshore Nature Preserve E-Newsletter is live and ready for you to read! Included in this issue: Society for Ecological Restoration Student Chapter Student Engagement Grant supports invasive plant education and research Upcoming …
September 23, 2026Save the Date: Flock Together for the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Oct. 1-2, 2026
What: UW–Madison’s Annual “Fill the Hill” Fundraiser When: October 1–2, 2026 (Starting online at 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 1) Where: Online at uwflamingos.com Fill the Hill is coming back — but the flamingos can’t land …
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