Friends of Hoyt Park, Inc..

Welcome to Hoyt Park

Entrance to Hoyt Park on Regent Street

September Work Day this Saturday September 19th

Saturday at 10 AM CDT – 12 PM CDT
Join the Friends of Hoyt Park for our September Work Day.
We will be collecting native plant seeds for later planting in the park.
Meet at 10AM in the main parking lot and plan to work until noon.
We recommend you wear long pants, long sleeved shirts, and sturdy shoes as we may walk in areas with tall vegetation and uneven footing.
Bring clippers if you have them.
Also bring your own drinking water.
We will be practicing social distancing and face masks are recommended.
Come enjoy a morning in the park
Contact Tim Astfalk at timastfalk@yahoo.com if you have any questions

If you missed the annual meeting in April 2019, you can learn about Snapshot WI, at this website

This program places motion activated cameras on public and private land throughout WI for wildlife monitoring. It is a volunteer-based project for and is a collaboration between the Wisconsin DNR and several partners

We had a GREAT evening with the bats at the 2018 annual meeting!

Thank you Jennifer Redell!

Did you realize that when you meet a bat face to face, it is really cute! Beautiful brown eyes, very attentive expression, cute wiggling ears . . .

Additional information: The Wisconsin Bat Program

Information about the UW-Madison study of Urban Red Foxes and Coyotes

This was the subject of the program at our annual meeting in April 2016 and the study is continuing in the Hoyt Park neighborhood.

Summer Photos of Ready Prairie!

These flowers will be back with us soon!

ready prairie summer

Membership Renewal

Please renew your membership to FHP for calendar year 2017 or become a member using our 2018 membership form. Your volunteer and financial support helps maintain the award winning activities of FHP so that you may enjoy a great neighborhood park. We encourage you to check the box for emailing newsletters so more of your donation goes to Park projects.

Holiday Giving

Make your generosity count this holiday season. Please give to The Friends of Hoyt Park. All donations are tax deductible. Mail to: FHP, Inc., P O Box 5542, Madison WI 53705-0542.

View Map

This is a social media site for biological observations. Record plants and animals you observe in the park to share with others or to ask for help with identification, and see what others have observed. The thumbnail photos are some of the recent observations.

What is iNaturalist?

Getting started using it

Map of Hoyt Park

The map will be available at the information kiosk in the park by the main parking lot, but you may also download a copy of the pdf file here (updated July 23, 2015)

Mark Your Calendar

Volunteer work days

Typically the third Sat of each month from 10 AM to Noon

Watch here for updates

Sat. Aug. 15, details in center column

2020 Board Meetings

Thursday, Sep 10

Thursday, Oct 8

Thursday, Nov 12

The FHP Board meets every month, except August and December, on the 2nd Thursday of the month in one of the meeting rooms at Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd., from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). All members and concerned citizens are welcome. There is a standing agenda item for public comments. Meeting minutes and other documents will be posted on the web site.

Friends of Hoyt Park "archives" (older minutes and records) are maintained in binders at the Sequoya Branch of the Madison Public Library

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