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NATURALIST'S GUIDE TO THE AMERICAS 



in Baker's iMonoRraph of the Mollusca 

 of Wisconsin, now in preparation. — 



F. C. Baker. 



II. NATURAL AREAS 



*PaUison Park. (A3.) An area of 

 GGO acres, containing a falls in the Black 

 River, IGo ft. high. Covered with a 

 mixed forest of hardwoods and pine. 

 Most of the area was cut over years ago, 

 l)ut has grown up in a fair way at the 

 present time. Soil clay-loam. Located 

 12 mi. south of the city of Superior, 

 Douglas County, C. M. & St. P. R. R. 



* Brule Park and Forest Lands. (B3.) 

 Area 4221 acres, all cut over about 25 

 years ago, but has since grown up to 

 poplar, mixed hardwoods and some 

 pine. Sandy land. Portions of these 

 lands adjoin the river, others lay back 

 but along the valley. Located along 

 the Brule river valley, in the vicinity 

 of the village of Brule, Douglas County. 

 N. P. R. R. 



*Vilas and Oneida Counties. (A3.) 

 State Land Area. (C2.) 200,000 to 

 300,000 acres in the lake region of these 

 counties. Larger portion cut over. 

 Some virgin timber, mixed hardwoods, 

 hemlock and pine. Many lakes stocked 

 with regulation game fish and streams 

 containing trout. Land varies from 

 lean sands to fertile loams. Country 

 level to rolling. Population sparse. 

 Lands most accessible from the village 

 of Woodruff in Oneida County. C. &N. 

 W. R. R. 



*Coniferous Forest on Lake Muska- 

 longe. (A4.) 27 acres of original white 

 pine on lake shore, with sandy shore, 

 lake, many birds. Preserved by C. 



G. Pearse, Milwaukee. Located in Vilas 

 Co., 1(520 ft. Sayner, 6 mi. east. C. M. 

 & ST. P. 



*Nelson-Dewey Park. (B2.) At the 

 junction of the Wisconsin and Missis- 

 sippi rivers. An area of 1651 acres bluff 

 land covered with mixed hardwoods, 

 oak, walnut, soft maple, etc. Portions 

 of this area have been farmed, balance 

 partially cut over. Located 4 mi. 

 north of Wyalusing, in Grant County. 

 C. B. & Q. R. R. 



*Inlcrslate Park. (B2.) 580 acres 

 along the St. Croix river. Large fish 

 hatchery being established at this point. 

 Rough, rocky land, with mixed forest of 

 hardwoods and white pine. Small lake 

 formed by back water from the river on 

 this area contains carp in some quanti- 

 ties, also a limited supply of game fish. 

 Large springs rise on portions of this 

 park. These supply the trout hatchery 

 with exceptionally fine water. Area 

 has been partially cut over in years gone 

 by. Located one-half mile from the 

 village of St. Croix Falls in Polk County. 

 C. B. & Q. R. R. 



*Bird islands. (A3.) Islands of un- 

 known area. Nesting site of gulls and 

 mergansers. Strawberry, Hat and Jack 

 Islands. Located 40 mi. north of 

 Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Lake boats. 



*Peninsular Park. (A3.) 3190 acres 

 of mixed farm and forest land. On the 

 Green Bay shore. Bluffs rise 250 ft. 

 above the bay. Forest type of mixed 

 hardwood, hemlock and pine. Many of 

 the old farm areas have been planted to 

 coniferous trees. Located near the 

 village of Fish Creek, Door County. 

 Stage from Sturgeon Bay, or lake boats. 



*Neil Coniferous Forest. (A3.) 6 

 acres coniferous forest with ravines, 

 hills, swamps and springs. Located in 

 Neil County; Neil, Wis., 9 mi. 



*Idleivild Refuge. (B4.) Area of ap- 

 proximately 1200 acres in the bottoms 

 of the Mississippi river. Covered with 

 bottom land type of timber, soft maple, 

 ash, river birch, etc. Near Fountain 

 City, Buffalo County. C.B.&Q. R. R. 



*Perrot Park. An area of 910 acres 

 along the Mississippi bluff land, practi- 

 cally all cut over. Predominating spe- 

 cies — oak. Presented to the state by 

 John A. Latsch of Winona, Minnesota. 

 Location adjoins village of Trempealeau 

 in Trempealeau County. C. & N. W. 

 R. R. 



*Fox River Wild Rice Fields. (A3.) 

 70 sq. mi. deciduous forest, deciduous 

 savanna, some evergreen, birch, marsh, 

 bogs, with hill, bluff, shore, sand, and 

 rocky and glacial topography, swamp, 

 pond, lake, river, spring. Winnebago 



