Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area

Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area

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Location	Dunn County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°44′2.37″N 91°51′43.07″W / 44.7339917°N 91.8619639°W / 44.7339917; -91.8619639
Area	633 acres (256 ha)^[1]
Established	2010^[1]
Owner	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Website	Official website
Wisconsin State Natural Areas

Dunnville Barrens is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area featuring a jack pine barrens plant community on a wide, sandy Chippewa River terrace. Open areas in the barrens contain scattered shrubs, such as beaked hazelnut, with a ground layer composed of dry sand prairie species, including little bluestem, purple prairie clover, and fameflower. The eastern portion of the site contains an open area of swale topography, with areas of both wet and dry prairie. Plant composition in this area is diverse and includes species such as big bluestem, cream baptisia (Baptisia bracteata), Michigan lily, downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta), prairie alum-root (Heuchera richarsonii), and Culver's root. Uncommon animal species include gorgone checkerspot, Leonard's skipper, and five-lined skink.^[1]

Location and access

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Dunnville Barrens is located within the Dunnville Wildlife Area, in south-central Dunn County, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Dunnville. Access is via 580th St., which meanders through the western portion of the site containing the jack pine barrens. The eastern portion of the site, containing the swale topography, can be accessed via 640th St.^[2]

Gallery

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Leonard's skipper photographed at Dunnville Barrens
Jack pine barrens found in the northwest portion of the site
Wetland lying in a former Chippewa River channel, in the southwest corner of the site

References

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1 2 3 "Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area Map (Map). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

External links

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