Fellenz Woods: A Prairie Walk Traditional Cache
Fellenz Woods: A Prairie Walk
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I was driving down Decorah Road a couple days ago and spotted a sign for Fellenz Woods. "Huh, what's that?" I asked myself. So I pulled into the little parking lot and started walking the trail into the prairie. Wow, beautiful!! I couldn't believe this little treasure existed. So I placed a cache here so that everyone can visit and enjoy this parcel of nature.
You are searching for a camo-taped lock-n-lock box. This is a sensitive nature preservation area, so stay on the trail to protect the prairie!! Hunting is allowed in certain areas, so wear blaze orange if you search during deer hunting season.
Parking: N43º 24.774; W088º 06.786
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Fellenz Woods is a 162-acre parcel of undeveloped land, protected and preserved by the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (OWLT). The following information is directly from OWLT:
On the northern part of the site is a 50-acre floodplain forest, which serves as a wonderful example of what the river shoreline looked like before European settlement. Never ravaged by fire, farmed or heavily logged, it remains very rich and especially diverse in tree species, including swamp white oak, hackberry and black and green ash. The forest is valuable as wildlife habitat for amphibians, forest interior birds and waterfowl. Also found in the woodland is a blue heron rookery, one of only about 12 known sites in southeast Wisconsin.
On the southern edge of the site is a 15-acre lowland forest, containing both hardwood and conifer swamp elements. Numerous springs in this area contribute a high volume of groundwater to the Milwaukee River.
The remaining 95 acres consists of a wet meadow, a shallow pond and farm fields. For much of this area, a hardwood forest will be allowed to reestablish. For the remainder, a grassland community is planned.
For further information about the protected lands of the OWLT, visit their website at (visit link)
*** Permission to place this cache granted by Shawn Graff, Executive Director of the OWLT.
This cache placed by a member of the WISCONSIN GEOCACHING ASSOCIATION. Join the fun at (visit link)
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