History and Nature ~ Join Madison Historian Don Sanford to learn about the social history of Lake Mendota and the Yahara Riverway from Native Americans to the present.  Along the way Master Naturalist Ali Penzkover will help you look for nesting Green Herons by the Tenney Lagoon Beaver Lodge and enjoy other birds and nature in this beautiful park and riverway created to help preserve nature alongside human activities for enjoyment in the middle of Madison.

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 2:30-4pm. 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, Badgerland Bird Alliance Madison Audubon Society, Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association  and Friends of the Yahara River Parkway

See Bird & Nature Adventures for other free nature events.