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Natural Marsh Communities:
Basically, the six community types described below are organized in a progression from drier to wetter.

Shallow Emergent Marsh:
These marsh types have mineral and/or shallow organic soils that are moist to saturated and only seasonally flooded. Abundant species found in these marshes include reed canary grass, bluejoint grass, rice cutgrass, bulrushes and Joe-pye weed.

Sedge Meadow Marsh:
These types of open wetlands are permanently saturated and only seasonally flooded. Soils are typically a shallow organic muck, although mineral soils could also be present. Beaked sedge, tussock sedge, bladder sedge and bristly sedge are dominant plant types in these meadows.

Cattail Marsh:
Common cattail and/or narrow-leaved cattail dominate these types of marshes. The muck and/or mineral soils found here are typically flooded with shallow standing water throughout the entire year.

Deep Broadleaf Marsh:
Water depth in this type of marsh is typically over one foot year round, although in dry summers, some marshes may have only saturated soils. These types of marshes contain organic type soils, which aid in the growth of broad-leaved arrowhead, pickerelweed and giant bur-reed.

Wild Rice Marsh:
This type of marsh is dominated by wild rice. It has an organic soil substrate that is flooded with one to two feet of water throughout the summer.

Deep Bulrush Marsh:
This type of marsh thrives in open water. Meaning that they are found along the shores of lakes and ponds. Water depths here range from one to six feet. Generally, soft-stem and hard-stem bulrushes dominate this type of marsh.

Importance:
Meadows are important for their water quality protection functions, including the trapping of sediments and transfer of nutrients, as well as stormwater and floodwater retention. They also provide some of the largest “natural” openings found in nature. They form a transition zone between aquatic and upland communities.

Animal Life:
Many species of birds including sandhill cranes, ring-necked pheasants, blackbirds, swamp sparrows, American and least bitterns, common snipes and sedge wrens live within the different meadows. An abundance of mammals such as beavers, muskrats, minks, foxes and many others consider the various meadows home. Reptiles and amphibians that use these communities include common garter snakes, leopard frogs, green frogs and more.

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Lake Classifications:
Natural lakes in Wisconsin are frequently classified by the source of their water supply and outflow. Based on these factors different categories of lakes have been identified and are listed below.

Drainage lakes:
Drainage lakes have both an inlet and an outlet and the main water source is stream drainage. Most major rivers in Wisconsin have drainage lakes somewhere along their path of flow. Drainage lakes, which owe over half of their maximum depth because of dam construction, are considered to be artificial lakes.

Seepage lakes:
This type of lake does not contain an inlet or an outlet, and only occasionally overflows. These landlocked water body’s principal sources of water is from precipitation, runoff and groundwater from the immediate drainage area. Seepage lakes commonly reflect rainfall patterns and groundwater levels and may fluctuate seasonally. Seepage lakes are the most common type of lake found in Wisconsin.

Spring lakes:
These types of lakes have no inlet, although they do have a continually flowing outlet. Their primary water source is groundwater pumping into the bottom of the lake from the surface drainage area (spring). Spring lakes are the headwaters of many streams and are fairly common in northern Wisconsin.

Drained lakes:
Like spring lakes, these lakes have no inlet, but do have a flowing outlet. Drained lakes are not groundwater-fed, as is the case with spring lakes. Their primary water source is from precipitation and drainage from the surrounding land. Frequently, water levels within drained lakes fluctuate, depending on the water supply. Under severe conditions, there could be no outlet flow because of the low water supply. Drained lakes are the least common type of lake found within the state of Wisconsin.

Artificial Lakes:
Artificial lakes are man-made bodies of water generally referred to as impoundments. An impoundment is considered a drainage lake since it has an inlet, an outlet, and its principal water source comes from stream drainage. Approximately 13 percent of all lakes in Wisconsin fit this definition.

Other Factors:
Every lake has its own separate and distinct personality. This personality can be based on its size, depth, water clarity, configuration, types of plant and animal life present, chemical characteristics and other factors. Some of these factors are listed in greater detail below.

Lake water quality and species of fish present are significantly influenced by the type of lake that it is. For example, drainage lakes can support populations of fish, which are not necessarily the same as the type found in the connecting streams. Drainage lakes, particularly impoundments, usually have higher nutrient levels than seepage or spring lakes. In contrast, landlocked seepage lakes are not influenced by streams and consequently, could have less diverse fish populations. Seepage lakes also have a smaller drainage area, which may account for lower nutrient levels and thus, a less diverse plant population.

Certain lakes, especially those near acidic wetlands, such as bogs, can become tainted with tannin. Tannin is a chemical leached from decaying vegetation and leaf material, which settles into the lake and stains the water. These so called “tannin lakes” can range from a dark (coffee) to a light brown (tea) color.

Lakes can also be classified as soft or hard water lakes. Hard water lakes contain higher levels of dissolved minerals such as calcium, iron and magnesium as compared to the levels of soft water lakes. These minerals are entered into groundwater as it passes through the soil and bedrock. Therefore, most wells contain hard water. Most lakes have fairly soft water unless they are fed primarily by springs percolating up through the ground. Plant and wildlife populations will also differ with variations in water hardness.

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they talk site specific? #1. i give you coords to a marsh. in the write up i describe 6 types of marshes. Did you even know that there are 6 different types? You have to go to the marsh to see and tell me what type it is. this can’t be done unless you are “at the site”. site specific? #2. i give you coords to a lake. in the write up i describe 5 types of lakes. Did you even know that there are 5 different types? You have to go to the lake to see and tell me what type it is. this can’t be done unless you are “at the site”. site specific? And then they want in the listing……What is unique about this area? HMMMM. NOTHING!!! It’s a freakin marsh. Exact same as the one down the road, the ones in Appleton……..and the ones in eastern europe. Uniqueness? It is here………..at these coordinates………..and yours isn’t. Now that’s unique. Post the dam thing!!!

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i’d like to go out the same way i came in. crying, toothless, crapping myself……………..and in the same building. i was born in the hospital in sturgeon bay, the dorchester, which is now an old folks home. could happen!

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my mistake. pictures 28, 29 and 31 were not taken in wisconsin. pictures 27 and 35 are the same picture. just wondering if the votes will be combined. all of my submitted pics were taken at actual geocaching sites. sorry for the mistake.

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guess i should have read the submission rules better. thought it was a picture contest held in the spring not a spring picture contest. haha

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to late for the contest but here it is. i was working at kewaunee nuclear power plant. i was outside the fence working in the north yard when they came and told us about the first plane. at this point it was not a big deal. planes have hit the empire state building after becoming lost in the fog before. then they told us about the second plane. all of a sudden they doubled the guard, brought out guard dogs, blocked roads, placed barricades and barbed wire around the plant. everyones security cards were pulled and admittance into the plant was stopped. i had the only cell phone in our work crew and i called the wife at home to see what was going on. she turned on the tv and was relaying info to me and in turn, i to the crew. about 5 minutes in she says……i think the building just collapsed.
we (2 carpoolers and i) finished our shift, not knowing much of what was going on and headed back home to sturgeon bay. not being able to wait to get home to learn more, we stopped at a bar in algoma to see the news. needless to say, we couldn’t leave the tv and sat in utter sadness drowning our sorrows in cheap beer and tequila. was a very sad and late evening before we made it back to S.B.

A Time To Remember GC34BDB

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Just saw this program today. Already have the Mica. Going to be a looooooong time before I hit Garnet

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item has been sold – sorry

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thanks for the info. thats all i need to know. appreciate it.

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sweet

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i always felt that since earthcaches dealt with geology, the history aspect could be covered by virtuals in some way. just 1 mans opinion.

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savvy’s in green bay at 1015 w. mason for italian cuisine. i love the penne ala vodka and the garlic knots.

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