Dane County Parks is committed to providing services that are accessible to everyone. Below are some of the accessible options in our park system, grouped by activity.
Dane County Parks has ten properties that are accessible by bus or bike trail. A map of the properties and links to each property page can be found below. Learn more about these properties on our Properties Accessible by Bus or Bike Trail webpage.
The Jenni & Kyle Preserve is a county park intended to serve children and persons with disabilities and provides accessible fishing and picnic areas, trails, wheelchair swings and a shelter building around two spring-fed ponds containing trout and panfish.
Learn more about Accessible Fishing and Boating Improvements in the Dane County Park System.
Donald County Park Equestrian Area - Rider Mounting Assistance Site
Access Ability Wisconsin, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating and providing the means for individuals with mobility challenges to access and enjoy Wisconsin's natural resources. They offer free use (a refundable deposit required) of outdoor, all-terrain wheelchairs for anyone with a temporary or permanent disability. They have several chairs available for check out in the Madison Metropolitan area as well as from other areas in Wisconsin. Use of these is not limited to any specific area or park. They can be used anywhere in or outside of Wisconsin.
For more information or to reserve a wheelchair, visit Access Ability Wisconsin’s website and under the “Reservations” tab, click on “Reserve Now”. Should you have questions, please contact any of the areas listed, email AAW@AccessAbilityWI.org or call (608) 886-9388.
Accessible campsites by campground can be found by searching at www.reservedane.com.
Jenni & Kyle Preserve
The Jenni & Kyle Preserve is a county park intended to serve children and persons with disabilities and provides accessible fishing and picnic areas, trails, wheelchair swings and a shelter building around two spring-fed ponds containing trout and panfish.
Fishing
Learn more about Accessible Fishing and Boating Improvements in the Dane County Park System.
asdfasdfasdf Join us throughout November to learn and discuss climate projections, resource concerns, adaptation strategies, and how to communicate it all with diverse stakeholders.We will kick off our series with an introduction to USDA Midwest Climate Hub on Tuesday, November 1, 10-11am.
Let me know if you have any questions!
If you have a climate topic you’d like to see covered, contact Christina Anderson.
Thank you to The Brico Fund for supporting county climate action!
Beyond mechanical applications, nitrogen can be supplied to a field thorugh plants called legumes. Legumes capture nitrogen from the atmostphere and store it in below ground plant matter. Nitrogen can hang out in the soil attached to organic matter including dying or decaying plant material. It is estimated that about 50% of the nitrogen applied to a field is used by the growing crop, with the remaining 50% remaining in the soil. Unutilized nitrogen is susceptible to loss; it can volatilize into the air, it can be stored underground, and it can leach down through the soil profile and eventually enter groundwater. Nitrogen's movement and availability is affected by soil moisture, temperature, and organic matter.
Nitrogen that is lost from a farm field through storm or subsurface runoff eventually makes it's way to the Mississippi River and to the Gulf of Mexico where it contributes to the 'Dead Zone' (see 'Why it Matters'). Nitrogen that leaches down into groundwater can end up in drinking water. Though nitrogen can be removed from drinking water through reverse osmosis systems, it comes at an added cost. Rural well owners are not required to test their water quality, with this, many may not even know they are drinking water that is unsafe for consumption due to nitrogen contamination.
