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Wisconsin Land Legacy Report
Published in 2006, the Report identifies places critical in meeting Wisconsin’s conservation and outdoor recreation needs over the next 50 years. The final report identifies 229 legacy places and 8 statewide needs and resources.
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Rockshelter, Natural Bridge State Park – Leland, Wisconsin
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Natural Bridge State Park, Leland, Wisconsin
Natural Bridge is a wind carved sandstone arch in Wisconsin’s “Driftless Area” near the village of Leland, WI. Native Americans lived in the rock shelter below the arch over 11,000 years ago when the Wisconsin ice sheet was approximately 12 miles away. Warren Wittry of the Wisconsin Historical Society conducted an archaeological excavation of the rock shelter in 1957. Some of the animal remains identified were passenger pigeon, elk, bobcat and mountain lion. The 530 acre park was established in 1972. It has two trails, but no camping.
Weather forecast for Natural Bridge State Park vicinity
Blog entries for Natural Bridge State Park
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Topographic Map of Devil’s Lake State Park
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Campsite TP2 (Tipi), Devil’s Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
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Video of the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park has the largest collection of fossilized trees in the world. 225 million years ago the trees, Araucarioxylon, Woodworthia, Schilderia, and others, fell into streams and washed into floodplains and mixed with silt, mud, and volcanic ash. Silica-laden groundwater seeped through the logs and replaced the wood tissue with silica. The silica crystallized into quartz, preserving the wood. Remnants of early human occupation of the area dating back to 1250 A.D. are found at Puerco Pueblo. The 100 room pueblo sheltered over 1,000 people. More recently, the Painted Desert Inn, built by Herbert David Lore around 1920, was used as the first overnight lodge in the area. The décor and architecture of the Painted Desert Inn reflects the awesome vistas of the surrounding beauty of the Painted Desert. The nearby trail head will lead you to a unique wilderness camping environment. Musice copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slide show and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
Petrified Forest National Park
Map of the Petrified Forest National Park
Brochures in PDF about the lifeforms and history of the Petrified National Foreswt
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Timm’s Lake, Timm’s Hill County Park – Ogema, Wisconsin