Our second spring break State Park Challenge visit of the day brought us to Buckhorn State Park. This park is located along the Castle Rock Flowage, which was a surprisingly large area. The park is obviously intended to support amazing water activities. However, since it was March, we chose to walk the Barrens Nature Trail. Also, since Morgen did not actually see the park or the trail, (she was exhausted and had her head resting on our shoulders), and Madeline has been under the weather, we only did 3/4 mile of this trail. But I think we get bonus points for carrying Morgen the whole way!
Although it was an abbreviated visit, we learned that barrens used to cover areas of central Wisconsin (savannah grassland/prairie), despite the presence of pine and oak trees in the area. We learned about several endangered species that require the unique vegetation of the barrens for survival (Slender Glass Lizards and the Karner Blue Butterfly are examples). We may be inspired to plant a few more native flowers this spring!
Friday, March 30, 2018
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