Charter
of the Friends of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Lakeshore Nature Preserve
(as
revised to incorporate the organization's new name)
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The
Lakeshore Nature Preserve is a place where individuals
can experience the aesthetic and educational benefits of
nature within the bounds of the campus. The Preserve provides
biologically significant land, wetland, and lakeshore areas.
It supports natural plant and animal communities for teaching,
research, outreach, and environmentally sensitive recreation.
The Preserve contributes a strong sense of place to the
campus and its surrounding communities and fosters a mutually
beneficial relationship between people and nature.
Purpose
The
Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve is a non-profit organization
that serves as an advocate for the active stewardship of the
Preserve. The
Friends works to ensure the integrity of the Preserve by recommending
appropriate policies and guidelines, by collaborating in stewardship
activities and by fostering concern about the impact of contiguous
development.
It aims to preserve, protect, and nurture the Preserve
through the vicissitudes of time.
The
Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve
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encourages
appropriate and constructive use of the Preserve
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brings
to the University's Preserve Committee the views
and concerns of the Friends Board and membership
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communicates
University policies and recommendations concerning
the Preserve to its membership and the broader
community
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offers
the experience and expertise of its membership
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provides
a long-term continuity which seeks to protect
the Preserve through changing committee memberships
and University administrations
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seeks
a cooperative working relationship with the University’s
Preserve Committee
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supports
the use of the Preserve as a learning environment
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recruits
volunteers for stewardship activities
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raises
funds to assist in carrying out the mutual goals
of the Friends and the Preserve Committee
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Membership
Membership
in the Friends is open to any individual who shares an appreciation
for the significance of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve and
desires to assist in its preservation. No
person shall be excluded from membership on the basis of
race, creed, age or sexual orientation. Members support
the organization through dues and subscribe to the Purpose
stated above. |
Friends
Introduction
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Eagle Heights Gardens and Ag Fields
Eagle Heights Woods
Frautschi Point
Lake Mendota
Lakeshore Path
Muir Woods
Tent Colony Woods
Picnic Point
Picnic Point Marsh
Raymer's Cove
Second Point Woods
University Bay and Willow Creek
Wally Bauman Woods
Willow Creek Woods