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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Wisconsin is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1 ...
The commercial fishing fleet now resides in the stretch of river near the 1st Street Bridge, along with a small pleasure craft. [citation needed] Upstream, starting near I-94/43, the river is lined with concrete. The concrete was installed on the river banks in the 1960s as a solution to minimize flooding in the surrounding neighborhoods.
In 2006, 60 species of aquatic plants or macrophytic algae were found in Clark Lake and nearby upstream, including spotted pondweed, Potamogeton pulcher, which is endangered in Wisconsin. [6] [7] In 2017, 9 species of aquatic plants were found in the Forestville Millpond, also called the Forestville Dam or Forestville Flowage. [8]
The National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in Wisconsin include 18 of the almost 600 such landmarks in the United States. [1] They cover areas of geological, biological and historical importance, and include dune and swales, swamps, bogs, and virgin forests. [1] Several of the sites provide habitat for rare or endangered plant and animal species.
Schoolcraft described the river at northern portage near Cable, Wisconsin as being seventy-five feet wide and eighteen inches at the deepest part. The river banks were rich with large pines, hardwood and spruce. Brook Trout was in abundance along the river, and was used as a primary food source by the explorers at the time. A few years after ...
The Eau Claire River is a tributary of the Chippewa River in west-central Wisconsin in the United States. [1] It is one of three rivers by this name in Wisconsin. Via the Chippewa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Its name is the French translation from the Ojibwe Wayaa-gonaatigweyaa-ziibi (Clear potable-water River).
This category contains the native flora of Wisconsin as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."