Forest Transition Ecological Landscape
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Forest Transition ecological landscape Attributes and Characteristics of the Twin Cities and other population HE Hartman & centers and are experiencing increasingly In pre-settlement times, this landscape was Emmons Creeks intensive development pressure. Further east, almost entirely covered with mesic to wet-mesic in Clark and western Marathon Counties, very HB Haugen - Birchwood forests of hemlock and sugar maple, with some few lakes exist, and the land takes on a more Lakeland yellow birch, red pine, and white pine. There were rolling nature. Along with the extensive dairy pockets of conifer swamps, often near the headwaters HR Hay River operations here, there is ginseng production of streams, containing white cedar, black spruce and centered around Wausau. Many small creeks MC Menominee tamarack. With a combination of productive soils and rivers flow across the plain, creating County Forests and more moderate climate, this band across the a dendritic drainage system. Major rivers state marks the northern extent of predominantly MW Middle Wisconsin River include the Big and Little Rib, Trappe, Big agricultural land use. Remaining forests tend and Little Eau Pleine, and the Wisconsin. NH Norrie - Hatley Wetlands to occur as fragments and are often quite At the eastern end of this landscape, NS North Branch of the small. Soils are diverse and range from Embarrass River sandy loam to loam and shallow silt loam which was covered by the Green Bay lobe ( both poorly drained and well drained ). of the last glacier, many lakes occur, the soil PV Plover River Transition Forest is not as favorable for farming, and more forests Small kettle lakes are common on the moraines Prairie River are present. Many of the streams in this area PR in the western lobe of this ecological landscape. support excellent brook trout populations. RD Red River These lakes are readily accessible to the residents RB Rib River BAYFIELD DOUGLAS SC Sand Country IRON Michigan ASHLAND Legacy Places Trout Streams VILAS EYER WASHBURN M AR Apple River BURNETT St. Croix River SAWYER SC THOMAS BS Balsam Branch Creek FLORENCE Straight River Channel CR UY and Woodlands SR ONEIDA Great White Trilliums (Trillium grandiflorum) TA PRICE HB FOREST TA Trade River Wetlands blanket a forest floor in Wood County SR BW Big Eau Pleine River Woods BARRON BC AR RUSK UC Upper Chippewa River BS BC Big Rock Creek POLK UD LINCOLN Upper Red Cedar River LANGLADE CN UD SX HR CL PR BR Black River TAYLOR CHIPPEWA EC UP UP Upper Wolf River OCONTO CG Central Wisconsin Grasslands ST CROIX MENOMINEE DUNN UC RB MC UY Upper Yellow River MW Chequamegon - Nicolet YC BR NH CN MARATHON RD Yellow (Chippewa) River Eau Claire BW NS National Forests YC EAU CLAIRE PV PIERCE CLARK CT SHAWANO YW Yellow (Juneau) River PEPIN CL Chippewa Glacial Lakes YW CG DW WAUPACA CR Clam River PORTAGE WOOD SC OUTAGAMIE BUFFALO CT Comet Creek and Woodlands JACKSON HE Appleton TREMPEALEAU WINNEBAGO DW Dewey Marsh and Woods Minnesota WAUSHARA JUNEAU ADAMS MONROE Oshkosh EC East and West Branches LA CROSSE MARQUETTE La Crosse of the Eau Claire River Wisconsin Land Legacy Report Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape 99 Figure 66a: Legacy Places and public conservation lands of the Forest Transition Park Falls 53 2 Spooner 70 Legacy Places and public conservation lands 70 UY 4 13 40 Forest Transition Shell 48 Lake 9 CR 39 Legacy Places Phillips AR Apple River 9 2 11 TA 23 HB BS Balsam Branch Creek and Woodlands 1 BC Big Rock Creek SR BR Black River 35 13 CL Chippewa Glacial Lakes r Cumberland ive 10 r R CR Clam River da Ce 40 8 ed HB Haugen-Birchwood Lakeland 47 48 R 14 Hay River 36 Rice HR 2 63 BC AR 22 Lake SX St. Croix River Minnesota 25 SR Straight River Channel SX BS Ladysmith TA Trade River Wetlands St. Croix Barron UC Upper Chippewa River Falls 8 8 18 19 UD Upper Red Cedar River 3 Forest Transition Forest UD UY Upper Yellow River 5 27 YC Yellow (Chippewa) River Chetek Amery HR 42 ple Riv Ap er 53 CL 12 29 35 28 35 8 12 3 38 1 64 25 64 Cornell Medford New 64 64 Richmond Bloomer Glenwood 25 City 13 17 UC River a w e 43 p p Hudson i h C 20 12 40 Stanley Public Conservation Lands Chippewa Thorp Owen Abbotsford YC 29 94 Falls State 128 (continued) BR Menomonie 29 Colby FederalRiver Eau Claire Falls County Forest BW 53 Altoona 73 Miles Prescott 0 2.5 5 10 94 12 5 27 Greenwood 25 4 Loyal 24 100 Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape Augusta Wisconsin Land Legacy Report Figure 67a: Legacy Places and land cover of the Forest Transition Park Falls 53 Spooner 70 Legacy Places and land cover 70 UY Shell Forest Transition 48 Lake CR Phillips TA HB SR UPPER CHIPPEWA 35 WATERSHED 13 Cumberland 40 8 ST. CROIX 48 WATERSHED Rice 63 BC AR Lake Minnesota SX 25 St. Croix BS Ladysmith UPPER Falls WISCONSIN Barron 27 8 8 NORTH WATERSHED UD Transition Forest Amery HR Chetek 53 CL 35 Land Cover 64 Cornell New 64 Medford 64 64 Urban Richmond Bloomer Agriculture 25 LOWER CHIPPEWA Glenwood BLACK RIVER City WATERSHED 13 UC WATERSHED Grassland HudsonShrubland UPPER WISCONSIN CENTRAL WATERSHED 12 Forest 40 Chippewa Stanley Thorp Owen Abbotsford Falls YC 29 94 128 (continued) Open Water BR Menomonie 29 Colby OpenRiver Wetland Eau Claire Falls Forested Wetland BW 53 Altoona 73 Miles Prescott0 2.5 5 10 94 12 27 Greenwood 25 Loyal Wisconsin Land Legacy Report Augusta Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape 101 Figure 66b: Legacy Places and public conservation lands of the Forest Transition 32 Tomahawk Ladysmith Legacy Places and public conservation lands 55 Forest Transition 17 45 73 32 CN PR 12 7 1 7 41 52 35 W 13 o lf 10 6 EC 45 64 1 Merrill Medford Antigo 46 15 64 1 64 33 UP R iv er 6 RB 51 MC 55 32 31 47 Wausau MW Stanley Thorp Forest Transition Forest Owen Abbotsford 29 29 BR 34 Colby Gillett 45 RD (continued) B l a r NH e c v k 13 i Schofield 8 R n si NS R BW n i o v c e 97 is r Big Eau W Legacy Places 73 29 Ple 153 ine PV BW Big Eau Pleine River Woods R Shawano 5 Greenwood iv Mosinee er BR Black River 4 CG Central Wisconsin Grasslands 24 Loyal CN Chequamegon-Nicolet CT 26 National Forests CT Comet Creek and Woodlands Marshfield DW Marion DW Dewey Marsh and Woods CG 45 EC East and West Branches 11 of the Eau Claire River 10 21 Clintonville YW HE Hartman & Emmons Creeks 10 49 MC Menominee County Forests Neillsville MW Middle Wisconsin River 10 37 NH Norrie-Hatley Wetlands Public Conservation Lands 30 Seymour 44 NS North Branch of the Stevens Embarrass River 73 51 27 State Point PV Plover River 39 SC Manawa PR Prairie River Federal 13 Pittsville RD Red River 54 RB Rib River County Forest SC NewSand Country Trout Streams Wisconsin 54 Waupaca UP LondonUpper Wolf River Rapids Miles YW Yellow (Juneau) River 0 2.5 5 10 54 54 16 13 10 Weyauwega 73 Black River Falls Nekoosa HE 13 Appleton 102 Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape Wisconsin Land Legacy Report Figure 67b: Legacy Places and land cover of the Forest Transition 32 Tomahawk Ladysmith Legacy Places and land cover 55 UPPER WISCONSIN NORTH WATERSHED Forest Transition 17 45 73 CN PR 52 LOWER CHIPPEWA WATERSHED 13 EC GREEN BAY 64 Merrill WATERSHED Medford Antigo 64 64 UP UPPER WISCONSIN CENTRAL 55 RB WATERSHED 51 MC 32 47 MW Stanley Thorp Wausau Owen Abbotsford Transition Forest 29 29 BR Colby Gillett 45 RD (continued) NH 13 Schofield NS BW 97 73 29 153 PV Shawano Mosinee Greenwood WOLF RIVER Land Cover Loyal WATERSHED CT Urban Marshfield DW Marion Agriculture CG 45 10 Clintonville Grassland YW 10 49 Shrubland Neillsville 10 Forest Seymour Stevens Open Water 73 Point 51 Open Wetland 13 39 SC Manawa Pittsville 54 Forested Wetland BLACK RIVER New WATERSHED Wisconsin London 54 Waupaca Miles Rapids UPPER WISCONSIN SOUTH 0 2.5 5 10 54 54 WATERSHED 13 10 Weyauwega Black River Falls Nekoosa 73 HE Appleton Wisconsin Land Legacy Report Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape 103 Forest Transition Public Conservation Lands ecological landscape Map# Property Name Size (acres)1 Map# Property Name Size (acres)1 State Federal s 1 Ackley State Wildlife Area 1,100 s 1 Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest 2 81,200 Key characteristics: 2 s 2 Amsterdam Sloughs State Wildlife Area 375 2 » Fragmented landscape s 2 St. Croix National Scenic Riverway 2,720 s 3 Balsam Branch State Wildlife Area 175 that marks the transition Waterfowl Production Areas 830 s 4 Beaver Brook State Wildlife Area 1,280 from northern mesic 4 s 5 Behning Creek State Fishery Area 120 County Forest forest to agriculture 2 s 6 Big Rib River State Fishery Area 730 s 1 Barron County Forest 9,020 » Conifer swamps associated 2 s 7 Bill Cross State Wildlife Area 2 330 s 2 Burnett County Forest 3,790 with some headwater streams 2 s 8 Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area 2 235 s 3 Chippewa County Forest 120 » 2 Numerous kettle lakes s 9 Clam River State Fishery Area 2 1,900 s 4 Clark County Forest 9,700 in the western part of 2 s10 Council Grounds State Park 480 s 5 Eau Claire County Forest 1,190 the ecological landscape 2 s11 Dewey Marsh State Wildlife Area 2 840 s 6 Langlade County Forest 37,810 » Large river corridors 2 s12 Duncan Creek State Fishery Area 360 s 7 Lincoln County Forest 170 connecting northern and s13 Emmons Creek State Fishery Area 2 280 s 8 Marathon County Forest 24,760 southern Wisconsin 2 s14 Engle Creek Springs State Fishery Area 190 s 9 Polk County Forest 5,700 2 s15 Evergreen River State Fishery Area 1,060 s10 Rusk County Forest 585 Size: 2 s16 Hartman Creek State Park2 1,010 s11 Sawyer County Forest 670 » 7,280 square miles 2 s17 Hay Creek State Fishery Area 230 s12 Taylor County Forest 3,970 » 4,657,400 acres 2 s18 Interstate State Park 430 s13 Washburn County Forest 17,520 (13.0% of Wisconsin) s 19 Joel Marsh State Wildlife Area 1,225 Total 287,070 s20 Lake Wissota State Park 1,050 Forest Transition Forest Population: s 21 Little Wolf River State Fishery Area 2,360 1 » 392,000 Actual acres owned in this Ecological Landscape.