Bird & Nature Outings

press release: 3nd Saturday every month year round, outing at Starkweather Creek. See below for monthly meeting location. Free, welcoming, family friendly, educational, no registration required, no pets. Wear a mask and maintain social distance. Monthly Bird and Nature Adventures along Starkweather Creek are co-sponsored by Madison Parks, Madison Audubon, Goodman Community Center, and Friends of Starkweather Creek.  See their websites and Facebook pages for more activities!  Contact 608-698-0104 

Sat Oct 19 10am "Native Plant Workshop" Bird and Nature Adventure at Landsness Lot 538 McCormick at end of Commercial Ave, meet at picnic tables, bring water, no bathrooms

Join Naturalist Jeff Steele for a hands-on Native Plant Workshop. Learn about identifying native plants, collecting seed, seed germination over winter and spring planting on a short walk to see native wildflower plantings along Starkweather Creek.  Be ready to get your hands dirty!  Seeds and materials will be provided to make and take home your very own mini-greenhouse using a milk jug, a bit of soil, and some collected native wildflower seeds.  Simply set the jugs outside over winter to freeze and sprout naturally. Next summer you can plant what you grow and donate any extra plants to Plant Dane for schools and community centers.