276 Acres
One part of a spanning 830 acres of rolling grassland.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: 3200 Arneson Road, Barneveld, Wisconsin 53507
40 Acres
The dry prairie and oak savanna remnants found on the site are some of the best examples of these habitat types in the Western Prairie Ecological Landscape.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: The site is located in Pierce County, approximately four miles south of River Falls on state highway 65 and 0.2 miles south of the Town of River Falls Town Hall. There is a parking area access at the south end of the property.
181 Acres
This site has an outstanding assemblage of plants including several rare and uncommon species. This preserve is highly walkable and provides great educational value.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions:From the west side of Fennimore, head south on Rodger Hollow Road for 2.7 miles. Turn right onto Townline Road. Go west for 0.8 miles. Turn left (south) on Mt Ridge Road. Go 1/3 mile to the access road and parking lot to Borah Creek Prairie on the right, at 11949 Mt Ridge Road.
24 Acres
The flora of this wetland is highly diverse and includes typical wetland species.
Accessibility: Difficult
Access & Directions: Briggs Wetlands lies on the west side of Brostuen Road between Beloit-Newark Road and Cleophus Road northwest of Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin. State highways 11 and 213 are the nearest main arteries for visitors. There is no parking lot, but you can park along the east side of Brostuen Road. Access is by foot-traffic only. There are two springs near the sign on the east edge of the property. A wet prairie contains many tussock sedges (Carex stricta) which make hiking difficult.
20 Acres
The remnant prairie sod still contains the original vegetation that greeted the first settlers in Green County in the late 1820s.
Accessibility: Difficult
Access & Directions: Located roughly 1/3 mile north of the intersection CTY FF and Ladwig Road, located in the southeast quarter of Section 5 of Sylvester Township (T2N, R8E) in Green County. There is no easy access to this site, no fire number, no marked entrance lane or parking lot. Instead we have a 20-foot wide driveway easement north from County FF, between Dutch Hollow and Ladwig Roads that follows fence lines approximately two-thirds of a mile to the base of the broad hill.
23 Acres
This site contains remnant and restored prairie, oak savanna and oak woodland.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From the east, go to the intersection of Highway 133 and County Road C west of Woodman. Proceed west on County Road C 4.7 miles to the rock quarry on the right., where we will congregate. From the west, go to the intersection of Highway 18 and County Road C, a few miles east of Prairie du Chien. Drive east on County C for 7.8 miles. Just past the settlement of Millville you will come to the rock quarry on the left.
45 Acres
Eldred Prairie is located on a low ridge with a dry mesic quality and somewhat sandy soil.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: Eldred Prairie is located on Lincoln Road just east of Lancaster. The easiest way to get there is by way of Highway 129, the highway that diverts Highway 61 traffic around the east side of Lancaster. From the north, Lincoln Road is approximately 1 ½ miles south from the north intersection of 61 and 129. From the south, it is about one mile north of the south intersection of 61 and 129. Drive east on Lincoln Road for about two miles. The entrance gate is at the east end of the property at the top of the hill.
217 Acres
The site includes a blend of original remnant prairie and savanna sod and former cropland being restored back to prairie. It also has three springs and two small cold-water streams
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: The site is on Erbe Road in the Town of Blue Mounds in Dane County. There is a parking lot and kiosk on Ed Goplin’s land, with a mowed trail that gets visitors up to The Prairie Enthusiasts’ property. Ed has granted access across his land, which The Prairie Enthusiasts help him manage.
3 Acres
This property is a 3 acre site with 1 acre of remnant prairie. Although small, it contains a large number of species on land that was never cultivated, pastured, or sprayed.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From Stitzer, head east on County Rd E. Turn right (south) on Ridge Road, then left (east) on Sleepy Hollow Rd. The prairie is approximately .6 miles on the left.
10 Acres
This site is a remarkably intact example of oak savanna and has over 208 native plant species
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From Spring Green, head east on Rainbow Rd. Turn right onto WI-60 E. Then turn left on Round River Trail.
96 Acres
This is a small, but remarkable dry sand prairie.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: Head south on Co Hwy JG. Turn left onto Britt Valley Rd. Turn right onto Co Rd G. Continue on to Oak Grove Rd.
261 Acres
Watch the restoration continue in this expansive part of Mounds View Grassland.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: From Barneveld, go east on US-18. Then, turn right to head south on Co Hwy F.
45 Acres
Hauser Road Prairie is only 15 miles from downtown Madison, and has the unusual feature for a prairie remnant—a view of the Wisconsin state capitol from the hilltop!
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: Hauser Road Prairie is located 4 miles north of Waunakee, WI on the south side of Hauser Road. From the junction of Hwys 19 and 113 in Waunakee, take Hwy 113 north 2.5 miles to Madigan Road (right turn), follow Madigan Road for 1 mile to Hauser Road, turn right. Site is 0.2 miles on the right. Park along the road well off the pavement.
22 Acres
This site is a 21.5 acre complex of woods, savanna and dry prairie that is adjacent to Muralt Bluff Prairie.
Accessibility: Difficult
Access & Directions: Public access to Iltis Savanna is from the parking lot of Muralt Bluff, next to W2635 County F, between Monticello and Albany. Take the hiking path up the steep bluff to the top of the hill, and then walk east toward the oak trees.
19 Acres
This property harbors 212 native plant species.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: This site is located on County Highway K, two miles south of the village of Hollandale in Iowa County, Wisconsin. The property is landlocked, but The Prairie Enthusiasts does have an undeveloped right-of-way which permits legal access.
833 Acres
This site is the largest preserve owned by The Prairie Enthusiasts.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: The Mounds View Grassland preserve is located south of US Highway 18/151 between Barneveld and Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. The properties are situated between County Highway F and Mounds View Rd.
76 Acres
This site with special significance for The Prairie Enthusiasts who consider it the place where our efforts for prairie preservation began some 50 years ago.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: The parking lot for Muralt Bluff Prairie is located near W2635 County F, between Monticello and Albany. Access is by foot only up the steep bluff, and a trail will take you to the farthest west end. You can return by following the firebreak along the south and east edges.
47 Acres
This site contains oak savanna and woodland that have been managed with frequent fire for over 20 years.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From STH 18-151, exit on Cave of the Mounds Road in Blue Mounds. Turn right onto CTH ID and then left to stay on Cave of the Mounds Road. In 0.7 miles, turn right on CTH F and travel for 2.7 miles to Moyer Road. Turn left for 0.3 miles and then left at 10747 Moyer Road (the first driveway on the left).
37 Acres
This site is part of a larger area that's been clasified as a State Natural Area
Accessibility: Difficult
Access & Directions: From Black Earth, turn rright onto Co Hwy F S/County Rd KP. Turn left onto County Hwy F S. Then tturn left onto Pleasant Valleey Rd.
96 Acres
Enjoy this vast intact habitat ranging from river valleey, sand prairie and sand barrens.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From STH 18-151, exit on Cave of the Mounds Road in Blue Mounds. Turn right onto CTH ID and then left to stay on Cave of the Mounds Road. In 0.7 miles, turn right on CTH F and travel for 2.7 miles to Moyer Road. Turn left for 0.3 miles and then left at 10747 Moyer Road (the first driveway on the left).
193 Acres
This site has over 220 species of native plants and supports many butterflies and other prairie insects, as well as rare grassland birds and animals like the badger and bull snake.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: This site lies along Reilly Road off of County Highway F, south of Barneveld. Parking location denoted with a “P” on the map. Address is: 8624 Reilly Rd, Barneveld, WI. This site is part of Mounds View Grassland.
104 Acres
This preserve is located within the dissected, un-glaciated landscape of southwest WI. It lies within what was once a large prairie that extended north to the Military Ridge, covering many thousands of acres.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: In Brigham Township, Iowa County, Wisconsin (T6N, R5E, Section 26, W 1/2 of SW ¼). The preserve lies along the east side of Mounds View Road, ¾ miles south from the intersection of Mounds View and Prairie Grove Road. Address is: 3095 Mounds View Road, Barneveld, WI. This site is part of Mounds View Grassland.
41 Acres
This special preserve located in eastern Dane County, WI encompasses two dry upland remnants of original prairie on drumlin hills.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From the intersection of Highway 12/18 and Highway 73 (two miles west of Cambridge, WI) go south on Highway 73 for 1.5 miles, then east on County Highway PQ for 1 mile, then south on Clearview Road for 0.5 mile. Park in the small parking lot off of Clearview Road and walk west .25 miles on an old farm lane into the natural area.
9 Acres
Oak savanna dominates this property and supports over 405 native plant species.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: From Verona, head north on N Nine Mound Rd. Turn left onto McKeee Rd. in 1.8 miles, turn right onto Timber Ln.
55 Acres
This preserve includes Swenson Hill Prairie, Agaski Bluff and Shooting Star Prairie. At the top of the hill are five acres of open grassland, a large remnant representative of calcareous, dry-mesic hill prairie.
Accessibility: Difficult
Access & Directions: From Highway 14 just west of Arena, turn south on Highway H. Go 2.5 miles and turn left/east on Mellum Road. In 0.2 miles, turn left at the first driveway you come to. Park at the end by the red shed or along the driveway. Do not block the neighbors who share the driveway.
99 Acres
This site is made up of oak woods, wet prairie and riparian scrub/young forest. The wet prairie consists of wet mesic prairie, wet prairie and sedge meadow.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: From Dodgeville, go east onto WI-191E. In 9.8 miles, turn right onto Banner Rd. Then right onto Sylvan Rd.
190 Acres
This site has a mix of native grassland and agricultural land, it sits between the Military Ridge State Trail to the north and The Nature Conservancy’s Barneveld Prairie to the south, creating a large block of contiguous habitat for rare prairie plants and grassland birds to flourish.
Accessibility: Easy
Access & Directions: From Barneveld, merg onto US-151 S/US-18 W. In one mile, turn left ontto County Hwy T.
14 Acres
These preserve includes wet prairie, sedge meadow, little pools, clumps of willow and a single large bur oak.
Accessibility: Moderate
Access & Directions: Thomas Wet Prairie is located in Grant County on County Trunk Highway G, approximately 7.5 miles south of the village of Muscoda and 8 miles north of the intersection with US Highway 18. 16403 County Road G, Muscoda 53573.