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| Things to Do ... Places to Go!
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Volunteer Opportunity |
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Help Madison Audubon spread the word about birds, wildlife, and conservation.
Call the Madison Audubon Society office for information about upcoming volunteer opportunities. 608.255.2473
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Learn about the natural world
with Madison Audubon Society. Dozens of Field
Trips are offered throughout the year. Free Public
Programs on the second Tuesday of the month (Sept.-Nov. and Jan.-April)
bring interesting speakers on nature-related topics.
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| The mission of Madison
Audubon Society is to educate our members and the public about the
natural world and the threats that natural systems are facing, to
engage in advocacy to preserve and protect these systems, and to
develop and maintain sanctuaries to save and restore natural habitat. |
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| Sanctuaries |
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Madison Audubon Society
Wildlife Sanctuaries encompass more than 1,200 acres. Goose
Pond Sanctuary includes a prairie pothole and more than 100 acres
of restored tallgrass prairie. Faville
Grove Sanctuary has wetlands, savanna, and restored prairie.
Both sanctuaries are works in progress with ongoing prairie restoration.
Other sanctuaries include: Otsego Marsh, Erstad Prairie (Schoeneberg's
Marsh), and
Zeloski Marsh / Hope Lake Bog
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Advocacy |
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| Natural systems are
facing numerous threats, most often the result of human activity.
Madison Audubon engages in advocacy to protect and preserve natural
systems. Action Alerts describe
opportunities for citizen input on proposed laws and government regulations.
Networking with other environmental
organizations amplifies our effectiveness. |
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| Columbia, Dane, Dodge,
Iowa, Jefferson, Richland and Sauk Counties, Wisconsin. |
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