Situated along the Jump River is a floodplain forest of black ash and American elm with yellow birch, basswood, ironwood, and bur oak. This area is...
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Little Willow Drumlin features a mosaic of upland and wetland communities including the headwaters of Little Willow Creek, a tributary of the Willo...
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Elk River Valley contains a diversity of communities including northern wet-mesic forest, hardwood swamp, spring pond, and spring runs. Of notable ...
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HistoryCouncil Grounds was once city-owned and called Wildwood City Park. In 1938, the city of Merrill presented the original 278 acres west of the...
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Named for the Bearskin Creek the trail follows, this former railroad corridor is an opportunity to experience the Northwoods of Wisconsin. The rail...
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Riley Lake features a vast peatland complex on washed till-outwash in old glacial drainages. The primary characteristic is the large, continuous bo...
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Fould's Creek is an aggregation of forested and non-forested stands, which span the continuum of moisture and nutrient gradients from northern mesi...
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10 Miles North of Merrill on Highway 107,
Merrill, WI
New Wood Wildlife Area is a 4,635-acre property located in the west central portion of Lincoln County. Find New Wood Wildlife Area approximately 16...
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Welcome to Ackley Wildlife Area. Shortly after the turn of the century, harvest of the original hardwood, hemlock and pine timber types occurred on...
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Memorial Grove Hemlocks features an excellent example of old-growth hemlock forest dominated by hemlock with yellow birch and sugar maple and exhib...
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Doering Woods is a mature stand of hemlock-hardwoods which has a history of selective cutting throughout. Canopy dominants are hemlock, and yellow ...
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Chippewa Trail features a mosaic of northern mesic, dry-mesic, wet-mesic and wet forest and open bog communities with small acid bog ponds. Overall...
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Tucker Lake Hemlocks contains an old-growth hemlock and yellow birch forest located on Tucker Lake, a large, undeveloped soft-water drainage lake. ...
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This billion-year-old hill is one of the oldest geological formations on earth. Rib Mountain State Park is a premier day-use facility with picnicki...
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Headwater Lakes features two unique soft-water lakes, Wabasso Lake and Cedar Lake. Wabasso Lake is a 49-acre deep, seepage lake with a diverse and ...
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With limited development and access, the Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area is a large, island-studded reservoir with a truly wild flavor. The prope...
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Situated within a landscape of gently rolling pitted outwash, Bass Lake Preserve contains a small, 15-acre, undeveloped soft-water seepage lake, wh...
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Kelly Lynn Bog is a large wetland complex comprised of two units with open bog as the primary feature. Other natural community types are northern w...
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Visit the one and only northwoods zoo. Everyone from tots and teens to couples and seniors, Wildwood Wildlife Park guarantees the best entertainmen...
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