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Conserving Oak Savanna in Wisconsin:

In the 1800s, Oak Savanna once covered more than five million acres. Today, only a few thousand acres remain. Where remnants of do remain, invasive species have replaced the native ground layer vegetation. Removing brush from degraded Oak Savanna is an important first step in conserving these native ecosystems.

For more information Contact Peggy Compton at:

Grant-Platte/Sugar- Pecatonica Basin
258 Gardner Hall
1 University Plaza
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, WI 53818
Phone: 608/342-1633

Lancaster Agricultural Research Station
7396 State Rd 35/81
Lancaster, WI 53813
Phone: 608/723-6243
Fax: 608/723-2607
peggy.compton@ces.uwex.edu

University of Wisconsin-Extension Natural Resources Education Programs
http://clean-water.cfdev.uwex.edu

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http://www.dnr.state.wi.us

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This page was created on January 6, 2003.
This page was last updated on January 6, 2003.