Madison Celebrates Nature Everywhere Day 2025
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The City of Madison continues its commitment to support the health and well-being of children, families, and the environment through equitable access to nature. This summer Madison will celebrate Nature Everywhere Day on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Nature Everywhere Day is a single-day event that invites people to spend time outdoors and enjoy programs that will take place at locations across the Madison area.
Madison has one of the best parks systems in the country. Nature Everywhere Day is a reminder to enjoy green spaces across Madison and our abundance of parks, trails and educational programs. Have fun!
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway
Our community is growing quickly, and we need to make sure this growth happens in a way that protects and preserves access to nature - especially for Madison's youth. Opportunities for outdoor play must be a priority through policy and by investing in our growing park system.
District 3 Alder and Board of Parks Commissioner Derek Field, Board of Parks Commissioner.
More about Nature Everywhere
In 2023, the National League of Cities (NLC) and partners Children & Nature Network (C&NN), and KABOOM! welcomed 19 sites – including the Madison Region – into the Nature Everywhere Communities initiative. These sites are part of a national joint initiative called Nature Everywhere Communities.
Madison’s leadership was recognized in 2024 when the city hosted the Children & Nature Network’s Nature Everywhere International Conference. Madison remains committed to its goals to advance equitable access to the outdoors where children live, learn and play through ongoing collaboration and events like Nature Everywhere Day. This work also aligns with the Wisconsin Outdoor Heritage Resolution (AJR27), which recognizes that every child in Wisconsin should have the opportunity to play and explore in Wisconsin's natural spaces and wild places.