CANCELED: Bird & Nature Outings

A message from Madison Parks: As you may have heard, Public Health Madison & Dane County released an update to the Forward Dane Plan. Under the revised plan, mass outdoor gatherings are reduced to no more than 25 people. Given the program’s popularity with many Outings yielding nearly or more than 100 participants, we have determined all guided Outings for July are canceled. We plan to reevaluation the situation after July 15 to determine our plan for August and beyond.

press release: 3nd Saturday every month year round in the Starkweather Creek area; read on for meeting location. Outings are free, fun, family friendly and educational. No registration required, no pets. Wear a face mask, comfortable hiking shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather.  Bring insect repellent and binoculars or a camera if you have one! Post your pictures and comments on the Friends of Starkweather Creek Facebook Page! Co-sponsored by Madison FUN partners Madison Parks, Madison Audubon, Goodman Community Center and Friends of Starkweather Creek. See http://cityofmadison.com/parks/blog and the Friends of Starkweather Creek Facebook page for updates and more suggestions for Self-Guided Walks and Volunteer Activities.  Contact 608-698-0104.

July 18: "Learn About Creek Monitoring" -Take a Self Guided Walk along Starkweather Creek Any Day in July to learn about water quality and what's living there. Join Lance Green with Friends of Starkweather Creek for a Guided Walk on Saturday July 18, 10am at 201 Clyde Gallagher Ave (from Milwaukee Street follow Clyde Gallagher to Hermina); wear a mask and maintain safe social distance.

Keeping our creeks and lakes clean and healthy is important to all of us from the tiniest to the largest. Join Lance Green with Friends of Starkweather Creek for a Guided Walk on Saturday July 18 at 10am at 201 Clyde Gallagher to learn how Lance does Creek Monitoring to check water quality and aquatic life, or take a Self-Guided Walk any day in July to find out for yourself what kinds of critters are living by the creek?