{"id":407,"date":"2019-08-18T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wisconsinbirds.org\/iba\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2019-08-18T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T15:47:02","slug":"governor-dodge-state-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.wisconsinbirds.org\/iba\/sites\/governor-dodge-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Dodge State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-407\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-407-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-407-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-407-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Site Description<\/h3>\n<p>This site, which encompasses Bethel Horizons, a Lutheran retreat center and educational facility, as well as the state park, contains a variety of characteristic Driftless Area habitats: bluffs, ravines, oak-hickory forests, several pine relicts, oak savanna, shrublands, restored prairie, and cool-season grasslands.\u00a0 There also are three impoundments formed by damming of streams.<\/p>\n<h3>Ornithological Importance<\/h3>\n<p>The diversity of habitats support varied assemblages of forest, shrub, and grassland birds.\u00a0 Priority forest breeders include yellow-billed cuckoo, Acadian flycatcher, Eastern wood-pewee, wood thrush, cerulean warbler, worm-eating warbler, and Louisiana waterthrush.\u00a0 Black-billed cuckoo, red-headed woodpecker, brown thrasher, willow flycatcher, and blue-winged warbler are among the shrub and savanna breeders, while grassland species include field sparrow and Henslow\u2019s sparrow.\u00a0 The impoundments provide habitat for waterfowl and waterbirds.\u00a0 The site also receives heavy use by migrating landbirds in both spring and fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-407-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-407-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"attachment_408\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinbirds.org\/iba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/governor-dodge-state-park-epstein.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Dodge State Park, photo by Eric Epstein\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinbirds.org\/iba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/governor-dodge-state-park-epstein.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.wisconsinbirds.org\/iba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/governor-dodge-state-park-epstein-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Dodge State Park, photo by Eric Epstein<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site Description This site, which encompasses Bethel Horizons, a Lutheran retreat center and educational facility, as well as the state park, contains a variety of characteristic Driftless Area habitats: bluffs, ravines, oak-hickory forests, several pine relicts, oak savanna, shrublands, restored prairie, and cool-season grasslands.\u00a0 There also are three impoundments formed by damming of streams. 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