Bird & Nature Outings

press release: 1st Sunday every month year-round, from 6098 N Sherman Ave, Cherokee Marsh North Unit parking lot. Wear a mask and maintain social distance. Free, welcoming, family friendly, educational, no registration required, no pets. Monthly Bird and Nature Adventures at Cherokee Marsh are co-sponsored by Madison Parks, Madison Audubon and Friends of Cherokee Marsh. See what others are posting on the Friends of Cherokee Marsh Facebook page and post your own pictures and comments!

Upcoming dates:

Sun Nov 05 1:30 "Ice Age Geology"

Join UW Emeritus Professor David Mickelson for a free family friendly guided walk or take a self-guided hike on your own any day in November and learn about Ice Age Geology at Cherokee Marsh!  See http:/tinyurl.com/MadisonFUNAdventures Fun Facts topic "Any Time - Geology of Cherokee Marsh" for a geology trail map activity and watch an educational Powerpoint and video by Professor Mickelson. Then go take a look for yourself!  From the North Unit Parking Lot take the trail to Hickory Island and imagine standing on the edge of an ancient deep Yahara River canyon, now almost filled with sediment.  Stop to check out the large 'erratic' rock dropped by the Ice Age glacier, now used to mark the Native American Mound. Go back up the trail to North Hill and notice the general northeast-southwest hill orientation that is typical of Ice Age Moraines, and the relatively flat top that indicates a bedrock remnant was scraped flat by the huge glacier. Continue on the path back down and around the hill to view ancient bedrock in the fenced area on the vertical hillside where quarrying was done. Return to the parking lot on paths along the open flat marsh now growing on historic Lake Yahara sediment. Post pictures and comments on the Friends of Cherokee Marsh FB page! There may be hot chocolate and a campfire with smores after the walk.