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Potato Creek State Wildlife Area
This 984-acre property includes marshes
and streams, flowages and small
pothole ponds surrounded by grasslands
and upland forests. Four miles of
hiking trails give the bird watcher good
access to the property. Ruffed Grouse,
Barred Owl and Pileated Woodpeckers
are found in the forested part of the
property.
Grassland birds
including
meadowlarks
and a variety of
sparrows are
found in the
meadows.
Eagles and
Osprey hunt
for fish in the
flowages.
Directions: From Bruce travel 8 miles
southwest on Hwy. 40, turn west 1.5
miles on Cty. D to Dziemela Road and
the property. Three parking lots are
located around the property.
Gazetteer: Page 73, B-5.
Phone: 715/532-3911
(WDNR Ladysmith Ranger Station).
Web site: WDNR Potato Creek State Wildlife Area (#56)
Signature species: Ruffed
Grouse, Barred Owl, and Pileated
Woodpecker.
Hours: 24/7.
Nearest food & lodging: Bruce, 8 miles northeast. |
