Highland Woods in Mequon
Activities: Birding, Hiking, Picnicking
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85-acre City of Mequon nature preserve. As the name implies, it is mostly woodland, although one large corner of the property is an open field. A network of loop trails weaves through it all. Ongoing efforts to eradicate invasive buckthorn has left contrasting areas with dense undergrowth and cleared undergrowth. Managed as a passive use nature and educational study area. In places along the woodland trail the decaying ruins of cages once used for fox farming can still be seen.
There are no amenites on the property. Leashed pets are welcome.
For more information go to the City of Mequon website.
Story links:
Fantastic fungi are among the Treasures of OZ!
Autumn Odyssey 7: A World of Trees
Gallery (click to enlarge)
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- Solitude
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- Exuberant Autumn
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- Treasures of OZ tour guide pointing out fox farm ruins
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- Fox farm ruins
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- Autumn Elegy
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- Beech Explosion!
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- Woodland cleared of buckthorn
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- Scalycap mushrooms
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- Hikers on the red loop
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- Decomposition
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- Dog walker in field
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- Common gilled mushrooms
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- Extravagant & Eccentric Burl
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- Trailhead
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- Mossy Maze Polypore fungi
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- The giant
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- Bay polypore mushrooms
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- Autumn hike
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- Local historians during Treasures of OZ Eco-Tour
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- Leaning towards light
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- Artist’s bracket mushroom
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- Woodland trail
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- Rotting log with mossy cap
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- Violet-toothed polypore mushrooms
Address
12701 Green Bay Road53092, Mequon, WI, US