Creek Life Monitoring ~ Join Water Quality Monitor Lance Green for a free fun family friendly talk and demonstration featuring water quality monitoring and tiny aquatic creatures of Starkweather Creek! Learn how excessive use of salt in winter and PFAS pollution affect critters that live in and along the creek – and our lives.

Meeting Location: 201 Clyde Gallagher Street by Starkweather Creek just off Milwaukee Street

Outings in the Starkweather Creek area vary each month – be sure to check the starting location. Adventures typically at 10:00am on the 3rd Saturday of the month, year-round, and frequently start at the Goodman Community Center, unless noted otherwise. Outings include nature walks, canoe/kayak adventures, bicycling tours, and more, and are sponsored by the Madison Friends of Urban Nature , Madison Parks, Goodman Community Center , Madison Audubon Society , and Friends of Starkweather Creek . No registration is required. Pets are not allowed.

See Bird & Nature Adventures for other free nature events.