Bird & Nature Adventures | Starkweather Creek Area

Eken Parklands ~ Join Friends of Starkweather Creek at the Eken Park Festival to learn about this amazing natural waterway in the heart of Madison. Find out about opportunities to volunteer and PFAS and other challenges to the creek. Pick up a Creek Canoe Map and make a Prairie Seed Ball to take home and start a patch of native wildflowers for butterflies and bees. Take a walk or bike ride along nearby streets and Commercial Avenue to discover nature in neighborhood parks and back yards. Look for areas with native flowers that are being restored to prairies and rain gardens with help from Friends of Starkweather Creek volunteers. Don't miss the nature murals on the bridge rails and picnic tables in Landsness Legacy Lot at the east end of Commercial Avenue. Take a moment to contemplate nature on the Leopold Bench dedicated to Carl Landsness. 

Meeting Location: Eken Park; 700 North Street a block north of Commercial

Outings in the Starkweather Creek area vary each month - be sure to check the starting location. Adventures typically at 10:00am on the 3rd Saturday of the month, year-round, and frequently start at the Goodman Community Center, unless noted otherwise. Outings include nature walks, canoe/kayak adventures, bicycling tours, and more, and are sponsored by the Madison Friends of Urban Nature , Madison Parks, Goodman Community Center , Madison Audubon Society , and Friends of Starkweather Creek . No registration is required. Pets are not allowed.

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