Friends of Hoyt Park, Inc..

Welcome to Hoyt Park

Wildflowers in Hoyt Park, photographed April 15, 2021

Next volunteer work day - Saturday, May 15

ALL are welcome at the Friends of Hoyt Park May work day

Meet in the main parking lot at 10 AM and work until noon.
Garlic mustard pull
Dress for the weather and bring work gloves and a pad to kneel on if you like.
Due to COVID-19 we will not be providing our usual refreshments.
Please bring a face mask for our initial orientation and stay home if you are not feeling well the day of the Work Day.
If you have any questions please contact Tim at TimAstfalk@yahoo.com

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!

ready prairie summer

Membership Renewal

If you have not done so yet, please renew your membership to FHP or become a member using our 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)