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16 Eagle Dry Prairie and NA-2 T5N, R17E Department of 60 Diverse combination of
Grotjan’s Fen Sections 19, 20, Natural communities, including good-
29, 30 Resources quality calcareous fen and
Town of Eagle and private springs, sedge meadow, dry
sand prairie, sand barrens, and
mesic railroad prairie. The sand
prairies and barrens, rare
community types in
Southeastern Wisconsin, contain
a number of regionally
uncommon species
17 Eagle Woods and Dry NA-2 T5N, R17E Department of 588 Large, generally wooded area on
Prairies (SNA) Sections 19, 20, Natural rough glacial terrain, containing
29, 30, 31 Resources oak woodland and former oak
Town of Eagle savanna interspersed with dry
hill prairies, dry sand prairie, and
sand barrens. One of the few
stations in the Region for prickly-
pear cactus (Opuntia humilis).
Site contains Eagle Oak
Opening State Natural Area
18 Fur Farm Pond NA-2 T5N, R17E Department of 69 Deep and shallow marsh and
Section 31 Natural sedge meadow community
Town of Eagle Resources containing some bog-affiliated
species
19 Spring Lake Sedge NA-2 T5N, R18E Private and 224 Good-quality sedge meadow with
Meadow and Fens Sections 3, 4, 9 State of areas of calcareous fen
Town of Wisconsin bordering Spring Lake. North
Mukwonago Public Trust half of lake is undeveloped;
Lands south half has residences
20 Vernon Tamarack-Fen NA-2 T5N, R18E Department of 18 Good-quality prairie fen with
Section 12 Natural medium-aged tamaracks. A
Town of Resources number of uncommon species
Mukwonago are present, including the State-
designated threatened white
lady’s-slipper orchid
(Cypripedium candidum)
21 Vernon Prairie-Fen NA-2 T5N, R18E Department of 39 Good-quality wet prairie, prairie
Sections 13, 14 Natural fen, calcareous fen, and shrub-
Town of Resources carr complex that has been
Mukwonago and private affected by adjacent ditching.
Contains beaked spike-rush
(Eleocharis rostellata), a State-
designated threatened plant
species
22 Vernon Fen NA-2 T5N, R18E Department of 10 Good-quality calcareous fen and
Section 23 Natural springs that are recovering from
Town of Resources past disturbance. Two State-
Mukwonago designated threatened plant
species, false asphodel
(Tofieldia glutinosa) and beaked
spike-rush (Eleocharis
rostellata), occur here
23 Lower Mukwonago River NA-2 T5N, R18E Village of 23 Stretch of Mukwonago River
Sections 25, 36 Mukwonago, below dam at Lower Phantom
Town of Department of Lake contains large and diverse
Mukwonago Transportation, population of native fish species,
Section 35 and private including such rare species as
Village of starhead topminnow, longear
Mukwonago sunfish, pugnose shiner, least
darter, and lake chubsucker
24 Phantom Lake Wetlands NA-2 T5N, R18E Private and 190 Deep and shallow marsh and
Sections 27, 34 State of sedge meadow bordering
Town of Wisconsin Phantom Lake
Mukwonago Public Trust
Village of Lands
Mukwonago
25 Brown Lake Wetlands, NA-2 T5N, R18E Private and 148 Complex of dry upland woods
Woods, and Prairies Section 30 State of with small patches of dry prairie,
Town of Wisconsin and wetlands, including prairie
Mukwonago Public Trust fen, shrub-carr, and calcareous
Lands sedge meadow. Calcareous
sedge meadow is associated
with good-quality undeveloped
lake
Exhibit A-4-4