Bogs and fens

…  Merlin Pitcher plant Fens White lady’s-slipper orchid Fringed gentian Hine’s emerald dragonfly   Wisconsin’s wetland types Marshes   Sedge meadows   Forested wetlands   Shrub thickets   Rare wetlands…

Sedge meadows

…standing water remains, earning these wetlands the nickname “dry marsh.” Sedge meadows are often found between uplands and lakes, rivers, or streams. Though once abundant in Wisconsin, sedge meadows aren’t…

Shrub thickets

Shrub thickets  Shrub thickets are wetlands dominated by shrubs and small trees less than twenty feet tall. In Wisconsin, we have two types: alder thickets and shrub-carr. Periodic disturbances like…