Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area

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settlement_type =Wisconsin State Natural Area
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pushpin_map_caption =Location within Wisconsin near the Michigan state line.
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subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Florence
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established_title = Designated
established_date = 1995 as a state natural area
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latd=45 |latm=51 |lats=49.44 |latNS=N
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website = [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/sna290.htm www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/sna290.htm]
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Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area is a convert|7155|acre|ha|adj=on protected area in just off of U.S. 2 in Florence County, Wisconsin. The nearest unincorporated community is Spread Eagle, Wisconsin, but the closest large city is Iron Mountain, Michigan; convert|6|mi|km|-1 away. The Spread Eagle Barrens is owned by the Wisconsin DNR, and Wisconsin Energy Corporation, and was designated a State Natural Area in 1995.

In February 1993, the Natural Resources Board approved the creation of an convert|8500|acre|ha|adj=on Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area. In August 1995, the Board approved the first purchase of land for the new natural area: convert|3900|acre|ha| acres from Florence County at a cost of $1,400,000. Governor Tommy Thompson authorized the purchase in September 1995. [http://www.wnrmag.com/stories/1997/apr97/barrens.htm A sense of space ] ]

Despite the "barrens" name, many plants and animals called Spread Eagle home. The large grasslands and barrens are dominated by scattered jack pine, red pine, scrub oak, and quaking aspen trees. The open landscape is maintained by timber harvesting and controlled burns. Some of the birds that live in the area are: northern harrier, upland sandpiper, northern raven, winter wren, eastern bluebird, warbling vireo, Nashville, chestnut-sided, pine, and mourning warblers, clay-colored sparrow, common nighthawk, eastern towhee, and Brewer's blackbird. black bears, fishers, badgers, coyotes, red foxes, and white-tailed deer are some of the animals that roam the area. There are two rivers that run through the barrens: the Pine River and the Menominee River. [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/sna290.htm WDNR - Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area ] ]

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