Eagle Centre Prairie is one of the smaller SNA’s and contains a dry prairie remnant and oak opening next to a subdivision.  Park at the end of the cul-de-sac on Clover Court and walk through the trees to the site.

This was one of the visits where I was thinking to myself, ‘am I supposed to be here?’.  Parking in a residential neighborhood is always odd and then you almost feel like you are walking through someone’s backyard.  That said, this was a simple site to visit.  Dry prairie remnants survive on small hills amidst stately burr oaks.  Long-leaved bluets, wild lupine, and wild columbine were the species most commonly observed on this late May day.  My understanding is that a severe storm caused significant damage in the intervening years, though the site is actively managed by the Waukesha County Land Conservancy.  I wouldn’t mind making a return visit to see how the restoration has progressed.

Dry Prairie

Prairie Smoke

Dry Prairie

Dry Prairie

Dry Prairie

Wild Columbine

Long-leaved Bluets

Downy Phlox

Wild Lupine

More of my photos (and full-res) from Eagle Centre Prairie can be viewed here.

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