Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods features a half-mile long exposure of the Niagara Escarpment topped by a mixed forest consisting of primarily maple and beech, the latter of which is rare in the area. Previous posts on the Niagara Escarpment include: Bayshore Blufflands, Oakfield Ledge, Red Banks Alvar, Ellison Bluff, and High Cliff Escarpment. The only parking…
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Red Banks Alvar, SNA #332 (177/675)
Red Banks Alvar features a rare natural community in Wisconsin known as an alvar. This natural area consists of three parcels near Benderville in Brown County. Two parcels are found on either side of STH 57, just southeast of the town, with a parking area accessible from the northbound lanes. The second parcel is found to…
High Cliff Escarpment, SNA #176 (176/675)
High Cliff Escarpment features a more than one-mile long exposure of the Niagara Escarpment, a limestone cliff that extends from Waukesha County through Door County and then on into Canada and New York. This natural area is found within High Cliff State Park along the northeastern shore of Lake Winnebago and is accessible via the…
Oakfield Ledge, SNA #190 (175/675)
Oakfield Ledge features a substantial exposure of the Niagara Escarpment in southern Fond du Lac County, south of Oakfield. Two parcels, each with their own parking area, are accessible form CTH Y and Breakneck Road, respectively. I have visited the southern parcel twice. A trail leads from the parking area along the edge of the…
Bayshore Blufflands, SNA #377 (118/675)
Bayshore Blufflands contains a mixture of forest communities on the steep slope of the Niagara Escarpment. Access is available from above or below with parking areas off of CTH I and B, respectively. We parked below the bluff and walked the faded trail through the old field to the base of the bluff, across a…
Ellison Bluff, SNA #378 (106/675)
Ellison Bluff features nice view from atop a 200-foot bluff overlooking the Green Bay side of Lake Michigan. The site is easily reached via Ellison Bluff Park Road to its end, a large parking area and trailhead. Ellison Bluff is formed by the Niagara Escarpment, a rock formation that forms the spine of Door County…
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