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Point au Sauble Maps
The
Point au Sauble Nature Reserve is owned and managed by The
Nature Conservancy, a private conservation organization whose
goal is to preserve biological diversity by protecting natural lands.
The Point au Sauble Reserve includes three separate tracts that are separated
by private property. Parking for visitors is possible along Point Lane,
where trails loop through the lowland hardwood forest near the central
and western part of the tract. Access to the Sedge Meadow Tract is possible
through the wet forest / shrub woodland south of the trail.
The Point au Sauble Tract is accessible only
by water or with a guide who has permission to cross the private land.
The road from County Road A is locked and cannot be used to visit the
Point. Information about management of the Point can be obtained from
the Wisconsin
Nature Conservancy, which maintains an office in Sturgeon Bay
(920-743-8695).
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Point au Sauble is an important stopover for migratory birds and provides habitat for a diversity of breeding species, including one of the highest densities of woodpeckers reported in North America. Bird surveys are conducted at permanent census locations that include forest, wetland, shrub, and shoreline habitats. Since 1999, more than 200 species have been recorded. Bird survey points are visited 2-3 times each week during the spring and fall migration periods, and approximately weekly during the breeding season and winter. Highlights include American White Pelican, Peregrine Falcon, Snowy Egret, Least Bittern, and (during migration) virtually all of the migrant warblers, thrushes, and flycatchers found in northeastern Wisconsin. The Point Lane Tract is one of the few places in the Green Bay area where Red-headed Woodpeckers can still be found reliably during the breeding season. Click the numbers on the map to view the different bird census locations. |
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for Biodiversity and the University of Wisconsin Green Bay,
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Last
updated on
February 16, 2009