Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area

Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area

W. Ellwood Lake Road - Florence, WI 54121
Information: 715-528-5377
Toll Free: 888-889-0049
For information about the Barrens, visit the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center in Florence, open Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, Sat 9am-4pm.
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A 7,400-acre, upland barrens; an area of undulating terrain with many small, clear lakes. The Pine River, a state-designated wild river, splits the acreage. Many rare or declining species of large open landscapes live here. Birds include 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. Mammals include black bear, fisher, badger, coyote, red fox, and white-tailed deer. The lower reaches of the Pine River, a designated Wild River, traverse the site and the Menominee River forms the property’s eastern boundary.