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Big dreams can come true! Inspired by the neighborhood children, Aldo Leopold Park is reimagined and we’re celebrating! Healthy Kids Collaborative, a program of UW Health, partnered with kids in the Aldo Leopold Park neighborhood to reimagine the…

Madison Parks continues its celebration of 50 years of conservation parks with an event and video spotlight featuring a hidden west side treasure. Nearly 97 acres, Owen Conservation Park was once the farm and personal retreat of former University…

The Glen Golf Park, known since 1927 as Glenway Golf Course was reimagined and renovated to create a unique mixed-use outdoor recreation golf park.

The City of Madison Engineering and Parks Divisions invite the community to “bee” proactive with supporting pollinators during National Pollinator Week, June 20-26, 2022. Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health,…

Thanks to Goodman's Jewelers the first 500 kids will receive FREE ADMISSION to the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Pool beginning at 12pm on Friday, June 10! Honoring Irwin and Robert Goodman, John and Catherine Hayes, owners of Goodman’s Jewelers…

Try out Madison Parks and Dane County Parks disc golf courses for free!Madison Parks and Dane County Parks are offering a permit-free disc golf day on Saturday, May 28 at four local disc golf courses. Each course offers its own unique landscape and…

The City of Madison invites the community to celebrate the City’s Public Works agencies and infrastructure progress for Infrastructure and Public Works weeks, May 16-20, 2022. Both weeks celebrate different topics, but are designated on the same…

Madison Parks continues its celebration of 50 years of conservation parks with an event and video spotlight on an eastside gem.

Madison Parks is aware of the boat launch navigation issues at Olbrich Park. As in previous years, we are advising boaters to use caution navigating the narrowed channel where the Starkweather Creek meets Lake Monona due to low lake levels and creek…

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Madison Parks and Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) are partnering to offer preschool, youth and adult aquatics programs this summer at the Goodman Pool, 325 W. Olin Ave. Janet Dyer, MSCR Executive Director, describes “MSCR is excited…

At the start of Earth Month, as the winter and spring seasons clash, we begin our celebration of 50 years of conservation parks in Madison. This land, once shaped by glaciers continues to be shaped and treasured by humans. Madison’s conservation…

For more than 20 years, Madison Parks has honored Earth Day by recruiting volunteers for the Earth Day Challenge. Celebrate Earth Day with your neighbors and friends by volunteering to clean up your neighborhood park on Saturday, April 23!  This…

A big yellow front loader picks up dirt at a City of Madison Parks Division playground—dust flies, the massive bucket lifts and drops a load in the back of another truck, then beeps as it backs up to park. Once the dust settles, engine turns off and…

The City of Madison Parks Division is pleased to announce the launch of the Lake Monona Waterfront Design Challenge. The Design Challenge is a competition to create a visionary, inclusive and environmentally focused master plan for 1.7 miles and 17…

The Engineering Division, in partnership with the Parks Division, Water Utility and Traffic Engineering Division, is proud to join the nationally-recognized Women in Construction Week, March 6-12, 2022.   This is the third year City Engineering will…

The community is invited to see preliminary designs for the new Imagination Center at Reindahl Park, 6-8 p.m., Jan. 27, 2022, via Zoom. Registration prior is required to receive the Zoom link in advance. Community members are invited to share…

Since late 2017, through the partnership of Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC), Madison Nordic Ski Club (MadNorSki) members and the City of Madison Parks Division, cross-country skiing in South Central Wisconsin saw an extended season, beyond what…

Staff of the Warner Park Community Recreation Center are North Star Award winners. At the 17th Annual North Star Award ceremony, Northside Planning Council recognized and honored individuals and organizations making a significant difference to the…

The Nature Nook at Brittingham Park is a nature-based play area made possible through a Cities Connecting Children to Nature grant and a collaboration of the City of Madison, Madison Parks, Public Health Madison & Dane County, Madison Parks…