Bird & Nature Adventures | Tenney Park

Pontoon Nature Tour.  Bird and Nature Adventure at Tenney Pontoon Pier with Diane Schwartz & Robin Kling.  Check in early at the MSCR Pontoon Pier at the end of the boat trailer parking lot at 1615 Sherman Ave.
Join Naturalists Diane Schwartz and Robin Kling for a 3-hour Pontoon Nature Tour from 2pm to 5pm to see Madison's lakes and the Yahara River from the water!  
Registration is required at http://MSCR.org under Special Tours.  Select the Pontoon Nature Tour offered Saturday August 02 or September 06, or another MSCR pontoon ride if the special nature tours are full.  Arrive by 1:30pm to check in at the MSCR Pontoon Pier at the end of the boat trailer parking lot across from the Tenney Park boat landing. The pontoon tour may go to Lake Mendota or to Lake Monona and Lake Waubesa depending on wind and weather.  Learn about the nature you see and the importance of clean lakes and natural shorelines. Enjoy looking for turtles, birds and other wildlife!  Free, welcoming, healthy, fairly accessible, family and kid friendly, educational, no pets.  Kids under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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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