Bird & Nature Adventures | Tenney Park

Edible Trees and Shrubs.  Join Naturalist Sean Gere to visit nut and fruit trees he helped plant years ago at Tenney Park and along the Yahara River Parkway.  What kinds of nuts, seeds, berries and leaves are edible that humans have historically enjoyed?  How were they prepared?  Native trees and shrubs are also critical food sources for hundreds of species of native bugs, birds, and wildlife up the food chain.  For example Black-capped Chickadees disappear from neighborhoods with no oaks even if they have a lot of non-native Norway Maple trees.  Please note that limited personal foraging (not for sale) is permitted in Madison Parks but be sure to leave healthy amounts to sustain the species and for local bugs, birds and wildlife!   Note that foraging NOT is permitted in Conservation Parks. 

Nature-expert guided walks in Tenney Park along Lake Mendota and the Yahara River Parkway bike path through the Madison Isthmus are free, family-friendly and held the first Saturday of each month, from 1:30-3pm. The walk begins at the Tenney Beach parking lot, 1330 Sherman Avenue. No registration is required. No pets are allowed. Co-sponsored by Madison FUN Friends of Urban Nature, Madison Parks, Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association and Friends of the Yahara River Parkway.

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