Chippewa Moraine
Ice Age Trail
13394 CTH M, New Auburn, WI 54757
(715) 967-2800
The Chippewa Moraine segment of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve includes 23 miles of well-marked trails. Begin your visit at the
Interpretive Center where you are encouraged to experience hands-on
activities. No motorized vehicles, horses or mountain bikes are allowed off public roads in the Reserve. Primitive camping is available at designated areas.
Hikers - be aware that trails may vary in difficulty and are not surfaced.
Moderate climbs or descents may be encountered. Trail surfaces can become slippery when wet, leaf covered, and loose gravel can be encountered. Roots and small stumpage may also be present in some areas.

Chippewa County Forest
Plagge Woods
An old-growth northern mesic forest perched
atop a monadnock, an isolated rock of conglomerate and quarzite rising 3-400' above the countryside. The forest is dominated by sugar maple, basswood, and red and white oak, which covers both the north and south slopes of a ridge on the southeastern edge of the Flambeau Ridge. The forest has a wide range of tree size classes, from seedling and sapling maples to the canopy layer of mature trees, some more than 30 inches in diameter at breast height(dbh). A few white pines on the north side of the tract are in the 3-foot dbh class. Groundlayer species are typical mesic woodland plants such as bedstraws, large-leaved aster, golden saxifrage (in springs), baneberries, miterworts, spring beauty, Canada mayflower, wild geranium, and violets. The
site was donated by Henry and August Plagge. Plagge Woods is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1975.

Lake Wissota State Park
Lake Wissota State Park has a number of bluebird houses that are maintainedevery year. Perhaps this should be identified along with other opportunities the park has to offer for bird watching.
For more information, contact Allen Middendorp or Scott Erickson at 382-4574 at the park.