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HF IKING
rom state parks to nature
preserves, the Spring Green area offers hikes through the woods, prairies and wetlands where you’ll witness all types of ora and fauna. The following are a few places to begin:
BAKKEN'S POND
Located between Spring Green and Lone Rock on Kennedy Road. Bakken's Pond features a cold spring-fed stream with diverse invertebrate and sh fauna and contains emergent aquatic, southern sedge meadow, and oak barren communities. The springs are quite small and scattered—often no larger than a quarter in size. Bordering the stream to the south is an extensive wet meadow, patchy woodland, and forest extending to the Wisconsin River. Bakken's Pond is owned by
the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1991.
SPRING GREEN PRESERVE
Located off Jones Road, two miles from Spring Green, the Spring
Green Preserve has been called the “Wisconsin Desert,” with a variety of cacti, sand dunes and dry grasses. It
is an area where the forest meets bluff and bluff levels off into plains and dunes. The preserves’ self-guided trail allows you to learn as you go. At the trailhead, you will nd a pamphlet containing information corresponding to each of a series of numbered markers along the trail.
AIRPORT
TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
E2525 County HWY JJ • Spring Green
Tri-County Regional Airport serves as the gateway to the River Valley. It is a public use airport that is located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Lone Rock, a village in Richland County Wisconsin. The airport can accommodate corporate jets and smaller single engine aircraft. Services offered are Jet-A and 100LL available 24 hours self-service (Visa and MasterCard, 24-hour access to passenger lounge, washrooms and meteorlogix weather brie ng. Tie down, hanger rental, and spaces for private hangers available. Onsite maintenance for repairs and restoration. For more information, call (608) 583-2600.
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