Buffalo Skull
There are many interesting areas to explore on this 245-acre property, including dry cliffs, oak savanna, a moist ravine, maple/basswood forest, and former farm fields. A 25-acre pasture on the north side of the property is full of prairie plants. Standing Cedars has removed many of the cedar trees that had been taking over this area and has been burning and mowing to setback the sumac, prickly ash and other invasive plants.
Parking Lot:
2849 55th Ave. Osceola, WI 54020
(45.28911,-92.74319)
Buffalo Skull is owned in fee by Philadelphia Community Farm who has donated conservation and management easements to Standing Cedars and WDNR.
The North and West boundaries are bordered by National Park Service lands as part of the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The National Park Service holds scenic easements on roughly 45 acres of the site along the western edge.
The dry prairie, approx 22 acres, had been farmed in the distant past, but due to sandy/rocky soils and nearby seed sources, has reverted back into native species with a surprisingly diverse species list that includes kittentails (Besseya bullii). Land on the north of 55th Avenue contains some of the most readily identifiable, accessible and manageable oak savanna on the property.
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