This cache is one of 31 caches - part of the WGA IAT Series - hidden to highlight Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail. See bookmark list for a complete list of all geocaches included in this series!
The Clover Valley Segment is short and quiet, crossing the Clover Valley State Wildlife area featuring a wet meadow habitat and Spring Brook. The Clover Valley Wildlife Area is a 1,034-acre property (654 owned, 380 acres leased) located 2 miles south of Whitewater in Walworth County off State Highway 89 and Island Road. It consists of wetlands, grasslands and hardwood forest. It contains a portion of the Walworth County leg of the Ice Age Trail. Brook Creek meanders through the western parcel. Wetlands provide waterfowl hunting opportunities, and uplands provide opportunities for deer, pheasants, woodcock and small game. Sandhill cranes also frequent the area.
The Clover Valley Wildlife Area offers many recreational opportunities:
- Birding;
- Cross-country skiing (no designated trail);
- Fishing;
- Hiking
- Hunting;
- Trapping;
- Wild edibles/gathering (wild rice); and
- Wildlife viewing.
For safety, wear blaze orange September through May. A nice level walk along a mowed grassy section of the IAT. Enjoy the view of the nearby creek!
Wisconsin's Last Glacier
Movement of the Laurentide Ice Sheet was shaped—to a certain extent—by the landscape. Highlands diverted the glacier into lobes (tongues or fingers of ice) that advanced into the lowland areas.
The Lake Michigan Lobe of the glacier flowed down the Lake Michigan lowland to central Indiana and Illinois. The Langlade, Wisconsin Valley, Chippewa, and Superior Lobes covered northern Wisconsin. The Green Bay Lobe flowed south in the Green Bay lowland, advancing over the east end of the Baraboo Hills and into both ends of Devils Lake gorge.
The edge of the Green Bay Lobe was probably a steep ice slope, perhaps several hundred feet high, littered with rock debris. Behind the steep slope, the ice surface probably rose very gently toward the center of the ice sheet, where the ice was thousands of feet thick.
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is one of only 11 national scenic trails in the U.S. It is approximately 1,200 miles long and the entire trail is located within Wisconsin! The trail follows the edge of Wisconsin's most recent glacier and highlights many geological features along the way. The western terminus is located in Interstate State Park in Polk County and continues through a total of 30 counties with the eastern terminus located in Potawatomi State Park in Door County.
WISCONSIN GEOCACHING ASSOCIATION
The Wisconsin Geocaching Association (WGA) is a group of geocachers dedicated to promoting and protecting geocaching within the state of Wisconsin. The WGA organizes geocaching events, works with land owners/managers on geocaching policies, educates the public at large about geocaching, and facilitates communication between WGA members. To learn more about the WGA click on our logo below!
This cache placed by the WGA
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The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at the Wisconsin DNR website.