It’s launch time for this year’s Friends Membership Campaign!  We invite you to support our wonderful urban gem on the lake and enjoy all it has to offer.

2023 Highlights

• Purchased 1,000+ native plant plugs and the mulch and equipment needed to install them 
• Recruited volunteers to help with spring plantings, pathway gravel installation, and stewardship to help combat invasive plants 
• Raised funds to pay for three new picnic tables
• Awarded a Greater Milwaukee Foundation grant to fund a seasonal Park Educator and Intern
• In partnership with Friends of Wisconsin State Parks, funded new plant signage and an educational program with Schlitz Audubon’s Eagle & Friends
• Successfully hosted the second annual Brunch on the Beach 
• Successfully hosted the first annual Wild Flowers On The Water Festival
• Sponsored Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile for a second year 
• Installed signage to educate visitors on the park solitary bee houses 

2024 Plans

• Support a season park educator and an intern $27,000
• Add gravel and seating to improve the kid’s prairie area $5,000 
• Replace circulators to prevent ice at marina (3 plus a spare) $4,228 
• Purchase a bird management laser for geese control $3,500 
• Matching funds for a DNR Incentive Grant to promote education in the park $900
• Support local music in the park at Brunch By the Beach $700
• Support local music and dance at Wildflowers On The Water, sponsorship levels starting from $250

For more information about our plans for 2024, please email us at admin@friendslsp.org 

Please consider making a donation below today!

Park Pal Memberships
Individual: $25
Family: $50Prairie Patron Memberships
Rock Prairie: $100
Fox Prairie: $250
Kid’s Prairie: $500
Big Prairie: $1,000

Thank you! to the following members who recently joined or renewed:William Johnson 
Kate Freed 
Nancy Grainer