PROTECTING WISCONSIN'S BIODIVERSITY

 
 
   
 

Mesic Cedar Forest

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Photo by Matthew Bushman

 

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Mesic cedar forest is a rare upland forest community of mesic sites in northern Wisconsin characterized by northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis) and various associates including hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), white spruce (Abies balsamea), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), and white pine (Pinus strobus). The herb layer may contain Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), twinflower (Linnaea borealis), club-mosses (Lycopodium spp., Huperzia spp, etc.), and others. More information is needed on this community type.

 
 
 

Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) are associated with habitats (or natural communities) and places on the landscape. Understanding relationships among SGCN, natural communities and ecological landscapes help us make decisions about issues affecting SGCN and their habitat and how to respond. Download the Wildlife Action Plan association score spreadsheet to explore rare species, natural communities and ecological landscape associations

Conservation actions respond to issues or threats, which adversely affect species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) or their habitats. Besides actions such as restoring wetlands or planting resilient tree species in northern communities, research, surveys and monitoring are also among conservation actions described in the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan because lack of information can threaten our ability to successfully preserve and care for natural resources.