This list of 100 Wetland Gems™ includes 93 sites selected for their ecological value. These sites are distributed throughout the state and include examples of all of Wisconsin’s wetland community types. We have dubbed an additional seven Workhorse Wetland Gems™, sites that illustrate how wetlands deliver priceless services such as flood attenuation, water quality protection, and fish and wildlife habitat. Click the map image for a printable version of the statewide map, and click the links below to download a one-page "fact sheet" for each site with photographs and information on the site ecology, significance, flora, fauna, threats and access. Click here to view the Wetland Gems™ site list and details in spreadsheet format, including alternate site names. Click here to download the Wetland Gems™ program overview for information on how sites were selected, ideas for citizen and community involvement, a visitor’s guide, and more. Materials on all 100 Wetland Gem™ sites are now available in a full-color, spiral bound compilation -- click here for more information on the Wetland Gems™ book.

Southeast Coastal Region SC-1 Chiwaukee Prairie SC-2 Des Plaines River Floodplain & Marshes SC-3 Germantown Swamp SC-4 Renak-Polak Woods SC-5 Root River Riverine Forest SC-6 Warnimont Bluff Fens Southeast Region SE-1 Beulah Bog SE-2 Cedarburg Bog SE-3 Cherokee Marsh SE-4 Horicon Marsh SE-5 Huiras Lake SE-6 Lulu Lake SE-7 Milwaukee River Floodplain Forest SE-8 Nichols Creek SE-9 Rush Lake SE-10 Scuppernong River Area SE-11 Spruce Lake Bog SE-12 Sugar River Floodplain Forest SE-13 Waubesa Wetlands SE-14 White River Marsh Central Region C-1 Bass Lake Fen & Lunch Creek Sedge Meadow C-2 Bear Bluff Bog C-3 Black River C-4 Blue Swamp C-5 Comstock-Germania Marsh C-6 Dewey Marsh C-7 Jay Creek C-8 Page Creek Marsh C-9 Quincy Bluff & Sohlberg Lake C-10 Suk-Cerney Wetlands C-11 Summerton Bog

West Region

Northeast Region

North Central Region

Northwest Region

Superior Region

Workhorse Wetland Gems™: Featured Wetland Function

All maps for the Wetland Gems™ project were created by Carolyn Sandberg of Sandberg Cartography.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many individuals contributed to this project, including site property owners, members of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wetland Team, and many other partners and natural resource experts. Special thanks to Eric Epstein, Randy Hoffman, Mary Linton, Tod Highsmith and Carolyn Sandberg for exceptionally generous contributions of time and expertise. Laura England, WWA Outreach Programs Director, led the Wetland Gems™ project with assistance from Katie Beilfuss, WWA Programs Manager, and Becky Abel, WWA Executive Director.

The McKnight Foundation, which seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building and encouragement of strategic policy reform, funded the portion of this project focusing on Mississippi River Basin regions.