TPE Owned Sites

Photo Credit: Paul Kaarakka 

TPE Owned Sites

Photo Credit: Paul Kaarakka 

Lands owned by TPE are permanently protected. The organization is committed to protecting and managing the lands we own in perpetuity. While we do engage contractors and hire people directly in some cases, the majority of the management of our lands is done by volunteers, connecting people from all walks of life to the land.

These sites are most favored, as the permanent protection assures our restoration work will be carried out in perpetuity. Nearly all of these sites are open to the public. There are some restrictions and prohibited activities. 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 below for site details.

NOTE: There are sites that are worthy of management despite no land protection through ownership or easement. Such works preserves the quality of the site, and hopefully some protection can be attained in the future. Some of these sites are listed under chapter webpages.

Information on hunting on TPE preserves 

Use this interactive Google map to find sites and get directions

Use the listing below to learn more about our sites, or visit a chapter page to find sites in a specific area.

SITE NAME ACRES COUNTY STATE
Adelman & Schwartz Preserve 2 Walworth WI
Alexander Oak Savanna 45 Pierce WI
Avon Ridge 22 Rock WI
Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie 16 Dane WI
Borah Creek Prairie 140 Grant WI
Briggs Wetland 24 Rock WI
Bush Clover Prairie 3 Grant WI
Butenhoff Prairie 20 Green WI
Double Oaks Savanna 23 Grant WI
Eldred Prairie 45 Grant WI
Elmoville Prairie 3 JoDaviess IL
Erbe Grassland 99 Dane WI
Feist Prairie 3 Grant WI
Foxglove Savanna 10 Sauk WI
Gasser Sand Barren 3 Sauk WI
Handrick Grassland 96 Dane WI
Hanley Savanna 154 JoDaviess IL
Hauser Road Prairie 45 Dane WI
Iltis Savanna 22 Green WI
Iris Drive Prairie 107 Crawford WI
Kalscheur Oak Savanna 19 Iowa WI
Meinert Prairie 6 Stephenson IL
Mounds View Grasslands
    A to Z Farm 276 Iowa WI
    Schurch-Thomson Prairie 193 Iowa WI
    Shea Prairie 103 Iowa WI
Muralt Bluff Prairie 75 Green WI
Parrish Oak Savanna 29 Dane WI
Pleasant Valley Conservancy 143 Dane WI
Rattlesnake Ridge 42 Iowa WI
Schluckebier Sand Prairie 23 Sauk WI
Skinner Prairie 12 Green WI
Smith-Reiner Drumlin Prairies 40 Dane WI
Sugar River Savanna 9 Dane WI
Swenson Bluff 16 Iowa WI
Sylvan Road Conservation Area 99 Iowa WI
Thomas Tract 190 Iowa WI
Thomas Wet Prairie 14 Grant WI
Vale Prairie 16 Green WI