Please note updated date and location! Due to the weather forecast and trail conditions, this trip will now be held Sunday, March 6 at Warner Park (meet at the Rainbow Shelter). This trip was previously scheduled for March 5 at Cherokee Marsh North.
Join us for a fun, accessible, and inclusive winter outing through Warner Park! Access Ability Wisconsin will bring several of their Outdoor Wheelchairs (OWCs), designed to allow individuals with mobility challenges to explore the outdoors independently and safely. Nature is for everybody, and every body!
We’ll meet at the Warner Park parking lot near the Rainbow Shelter (43°07'46.3"N 89°22'12.4"W) around 9:30am. We’ll say hello, AAW’s team will demonstrate how to use the OWCs, and we’ll have a guided bird tour with Madison Audubon and the Friends of Cherokee Marsh.
Bring a water bottle or warm beverage to stay hydrated; feel free to bring a camera, binoculars, and/or field guide. We will also have binoculars available to borrow.
FIELD TRIP LEADERS: Jan Axelson, Paul Noelder, and Kaitlin Svabek (ksvabek@madisonaudubon.org)
A birder with binoculars uses an AAW Outdoor Wheelchair on an outing at Zeloski Marsh (photo by Brenna Marsicek/Madison Audubon).
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:
Family-friendly and beginning birders are welcome!
AAW’s OWCs will be available on site to try out and use
Field trip leader is adept at birding by ear and able to accommodate those with visual impairments
Read more about this location on the Birdability Map: Warner Park
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE: 0-1.5 miles, can be adjusted based on participants’ needs and desires
Hosted by Madison Audubon, Access Ability Wisconsin, & Friends of Cherokee Marsh
Cover photo courtesy of Access Ability Wisconsin. A person uses an AAW OWC while exploring a woodland area in winter.
