Abraham's Woods

Abraham's Woods is a 40-acre (16 ha) forest in Green County, Wisconsin owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1][2] It was designated a Wisconsin State Natural Area in 1961 and a National Natural Landmark in 1973.

Abraham's Woods
Abraham's Woods in April 2012
Map of Wisconsin
Location	Green County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°40′58″N 89°29′02″W
Area	40 acres (16 ha)
Governing body	University of Wisconsin-Madison

U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1973

Description

Abraham's Woods features certain vegetation that is rare in southern Wisconsin.[3] Trees found in the woods include the sugar maple, basswood, red oak, bitternut hickory, hackberry, butternut tree, slippery elm and white oak. A sandstone ridge surrounds the woods, creating a natural amphitheatre facing the east. Other plants that can be found in Abraham's Woods include the dogtooth violet, the wood nettle, the yellow jewelweed, the false rue anemone and the Dutchman's breeches. Additionally, it is home to an active great blue heron rookery.

References

"Abraham's Woods (No. 38)". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
Lang, Jean M. "The outlying properties of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum: Abraham's woods". University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. pp. 6–17. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
"Abraham's Woods". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-01-19.

Protected areas of Wisconsin

Federal

National Park Service	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
National Forests	Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Wildlife Refuges	Driftless Area Fox River Gravel Island Green Bay Hackmatack Horicon Marsh Necedah Trempealeau Upper Mississippi River Whittlesey Creek
National Trails	Ice Age Trail Timms Hill Trail North Country Trail
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Lake Superior
National Wilderness System	Blackjack Springs Gaylord Nelson Headwaters Porcupine Lake Rainbow Lake Whisker Lake Wisconsin Islands

State

State Parks	Amnicon Falls Aztalan Belmont Mound Big Bay Big Foot Beach Blue Mound Brunet Island Buckhorn Capital Springs Copper Culture Copper Falls Council Grounds Devil's Lake Governor Dodge Governor Nelson Governor Thompson Harrington Beach Hartman Creek Heritage Hill High Cliff Interstate Kinnickinnic Kohler-Andrae Lake Kegonsa Lake Wissota Lakeshore Menominee River Merrick Mill Bluff Mirror Lake Natural Bridge Nelson Dewey New Glarus Woods Newport Pattison Peninsula Perrot Potawatomi Rib Mountain Roche-a-Cri Rock Island Rocky Arbor Straight Lake Tower Hill Whitefish Dunes Wildcat Mountain Willow River Wyalusing Yellowstone Lake
State Natural Areas	Abraham's Woods Bayshore Blufflands Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie Black Tern Bog Dells of the Wisconsin River Dorothy Lake Dunnville Barrens Gibraltar Rock Grandma Lake Kangaroo Lake Little Lake Moquah Barrens Parfrey's Glen Pewits Nest Rush River Delta Spread Eagle Barrens Spruce Lake Bog Twin Lakes Bog Two Creeks Buried Forest Wind Pudding
State Recreation Areas	Browntown-Cadiz Springs Chippewa Moraine Fischer Creek Hoffman Hills Menominee River Richard Bong
State Forests	Black River Brule River Coulee Experimental Flambeau River Governor Knowles Havenwoods Kettle Moraine - Lapham Peak Unit Kettle Moraine - Loew Lake Unit Kettle Moraine - Northern & Southern Units Kettle Moraine - Pike Lake Unit Northern Highland-American Legion Peshtigo River Point Beach
State Historical Sites	Black Point Estate Circus World Museum First Capitol H. H. Bennett Studio Madeline Island Museum Old World Wisconsin Pendarvis Reed School Stonefield Sylvanus Wade House Villa Louis
State Wildlife Areas	Buena Vista Marsh Crex Meadows Dewey Marsh Horicon Marsh Killsnake Mead

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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