Bear Lake Sedge Meadow

Bear Lake Sedge Meadow
State Natural Area
And
One of
Wisconsin’s Wetland Gems

Bear Lake Sedge Meadow occupies a 167 acre embayment on the southern shore of Bear Lake, a hard water drainage lake. The sedge meadow is quite open, with scattered islands of bog birch, alder, black spruce and tamarack close to the lake. This area is important habitat for rare birds including LeConte’s sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), and the yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis).
Bear Lake Sedge Meadow is owned by Barron County and the Village of Haugen and was designated a State Natural Area in 1997 and designated one of Wisconsin’s Wetland Gems in 2009.
Location and; T36N-R12W, Sections 11,12,14.
  Bear Lk. Township; Barron Co.

Access ; From the intersection of County Highways SS and V (Bracklin St) in Haugen, go west on County Rd. V 0.3 mile, then north and west on County Rd. VV (Plecity Ave) 1.6 miles to a parking area south of the road.