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Community volunteers at the East Madison Community Center

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By Regina McConnell
East Madison Community Center

For the past 58 years, the East Madison Community Center (EMCC) has been serving the community. Without the countless volunteers and service hours provided, EMCC would not be able to provide programs such as the food pantry and the children’s garden.

Intergenerational drum circle

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By Virginia Scholtz
Northside News

Folks are drumming together at Warner Park Community Recreation Center in a program co-sponsored by ARTS for ALL Wisconsin.

Lake View Hill bat tunnel gets 5-year inspection

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By Janet Battista
Friends of Lake View Hill Park

Cool and dry, the nurses’ dormitory tunnel at Lake View Hill Park seems an ideal winter bat home. But according to Department of Natural Resources (DNR) bat conservationist Jennifer Redell, bats haven’t found the tunnel yet. On March 14, Redell, along with two Dane County Parks’ employees and several Friends of Lake View Hill Park (Friends), conducted a 5-year inspection of the abandoned tunnel.

Prescribed burns help keep our natural areas healthy

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By Jan Axelson
Northside News

Each spring, Madison’s Parks and Engineering Divisions conduct prescribed burns at Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park and other natural areas, including Warner Park.

Wisconsin summer birds are colorful and beautiful

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By Paul Noeldner
Friends of Urban Nature

Our Birds of the Month for June and July are two colorful Wisconsin summer birds, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Indigo Bunting.