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Explore The Sauk Prairie Recreation Area!

There's a great new way to explore the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area on the southern border of Devil's Lake State Park and it's totally free! Check out the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance's new Explore The Badger Lands App! The Sauk…

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A Quick History of the Great Sauk Prairie

We caught up with Charlie Luthin, former Executive Director of The Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance, while he was out with volunteers working on land restoration near the Great Sauk State Trail. The popular biking & hiking trail runs through the…

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Art on the Great Sauk State Trail

Have you had a chance to walk or bike on Wisconsin's Great Sauk State Trail? The paved trail follows a former railway from Sauk City through the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, and will eventually run through Devil's Lake State Park…

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Earth, Sky, Water

"Earth, Sky, Water" is a new art installation that will soon be going up on Ho-Chunk Nation land along the Great Sauk State Trail. The trail located on the southern border of Devil's Lake State Park in an area we…

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Sauk Prairie Recreation Area

Thriving at Sauk Prairie Recreation Area

Earlier this spring, we shared video and photos when the Wisconsin DNR burned a large section of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area. We thought it would be a good time to go have another look! It's looking pretty nice! Prescribed…

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Prescribed Burn at SPRA

Formerly an ammunitions plant, the land we now know as the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, is slowly being restored. Part of that restoration process is using fire to help kill off years of invasive plant growth and energize remnants of…

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