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Activities: The diverse topographical features were created
• Bicycling during the glacial age, which enhance the visual
• Bird Watching interest of the site. A boardwalk winds through the
• Boating
• Cross-country Meets trees along the lakefront. The oak hickory forest and
• Cross-country Skiing the thick undergrowth define the trails that wind
• Family Gatherings throughout the park, which is home to many different
• Fishing species of wildlife. Many Baltimore Orioles make
• Geocaching Naga-Waukee Park their home, as do Great-Horned
• Hiking Owls.
• Kayaking
• Nature-based Educational Programs
• Picnicking Natural Management Overview:
• Primitive Camping Naga-Waukee Park contains Oak barrens and forested
• Rugby uplands, bordering Nagawicka Lake.
• Running/Jogging/Walking
• Sailing
• Snowshoeing The Core Zone for Naga Waukee Park and the
• Soccer (organized) Pewaukee Boat Launch are combined for the
• Swimming/Lessons purposes of this plan. The zone covers 98.4 acres.
Naga-Waukee Park is the west half of this area and
Events: contains oak barrens, forest, and savannas, some of
• Ellen’s Ice Breaker for Cancer – JX
Enterprises/Eric Jorgensen which overlook Nagawicka Lake. Significant work has
• USA Ultimate Frisbee Tournament been done to stop erosion of the steep slopes and
• Summer Scramble – Milwaukee restore the native vegetation. Invasive species that
Ultimate Club challenge the management of the Core Zone include
• Lake Country Art Festival – Lake Common buckthorn and Honeysuckle. The goal for
Country Women’s Club management is to maintain the ecological quality and
• Bluesfest – Waukesha Rotary Club
• Cooler Classic Frisbee Event- a closed canopy if at all possible, and to encourage
Milwaukee Ultimate Club succession of native species. Monitoring and
• Veterans Day Run – Silver Circle Sports controlling the area for invasive species and new
• Flannel 5K Run – Silver Circle Sports populations of existing invasives is critical to the
• Superfly Children’s Foundation health of the Core Zones.
Run/Walk

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