Empire Sauk Sites
Below is a list of the sites our chapter works on. Five of the sites managed by E-S are designated State Natural Areas (SNA): Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie, Pleasant Valley Conservancy, Smith-Reiner Drumlin Prairie, Schluckebier Sand Prairie, and Parrish Oak Savanna.
Nearly all of these sites are open to the public. Our preserves are established for the preservation and conservation of nature, especially critical habitat for rare and declining species and ecosystems. Therefore, only certain limited activities are allowed. These may vary from site to site depend upon the funding sources and management objectives. If an activity is not explicitly allowed, it is prohibited. Please check specific site webpages for site details.
For a map of sites managed by ESC, click here (pdf map).
For an interactive map and directions to all TPE owned sites, click here (Google Map).
Site Name | Acres | County |
Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie | 16.2 | Dane |
Erbe Grasslands | 99.0 | Dane |
Foxglove Savanna | 10.5 | Sauk |
Gasser Sand Barren | 3.0 | Sauk |
Giordano Oak Barrens and Sand Prairie | 40.0 | Columbia |
Goplin Easement | 30.0 | Dane |
Handrick Grassland | 96.0 | Dane |
Hauser Road Prairie | 45.0 | Dane |
Kalscheur Savanna | 19.0 | Iowa |
Moely Prairie Easement | 24.0 | Sauk |
Mounds View Grassland | ||
A to Z | 276.0 | Iowa |
Hanley Preserve | 260.0 | Iowa |
Schurch-Thomson | 193.0 | Iowa |
Shea Prairie | 103.0 | Iowa |
Parrish Oak Savanna | 29.0 | Dane |
Pleasant Valley Conservancy | 143.0 | Dane |
Pleasure Valley Conservancy | 209.0 | Dane |
Rattlesnake Ridge | 42.0 | Iowa |
Schluckebier Sand Prairie | 22.7 | Sauk |
Smith-Reiner Drumlin | 40.0 | Dane |
Sugar River Savanna | 9.0 | Dane |
Swenson Bluff | 11.5 | Iowa |
Thomas Tract | 190.0 | Iowa |
West Dane Conservancy Easement | 135.0 | Dane |