SAGE helps in creation of Carbon Cycle and Habitat Diversity Trail at Riverland Conservancy’s Merrimac Preserve.
On October 13, 2008, SAGE scientist Chris Kucharik helped dedicate a new nature trail at Riverland Conservancy’s Merrimac Preserve, near Devil’s Lake State Park, in cooperation with Alliant Energy. Other key participants at the dedication were Barbara Swan, company President of Wisconsin Power and Light, Kathy Lipp, Chief Environmental Officer for Alliant Energy, and Linda Lynch, Riverland Conservancy’s General Manager. Former SAGE and Nelson Institute graduate student Nic Jelinski (M.S. 2007) worked with staff at Riverland Conservancy to create educational signage to explain the diversity of habitats found on the preserve (including native prairie, oak savanna, wetland marshes, and a class 1 trout stream) and how they interact with the carbon cycle. The 1.8 mile Carbon Cycle and Habitat Diversity Trail was designed to be a self-guided tour of the landscape of the region, and to educate users on the connections between ecosystems and the carbon cycle across Wisconsin. This trail is one of three main trails that are found on the conservancy property near Merrimac. The trail is located at S6888 Highway 113 between Merrimac and Baraboo, and is about a 40-minute drive from the Madison area.
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