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Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area

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- elevation
  
600 ft (183 m)

Phone
  
+1 608-266-0394

Area
  
144 ha

Owner
  
The Nature Conservancy

Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area

Address
  
Baileys Harbor, WI 54202, USA

Management
  
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Similar
  
Grandma Lake Wetlands, Gravel Island National, Spruce Lake Bog, Dewey Marsh - Wisconsin, Green Bay National Wildlife R

Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area is a nature sanctuary in Door County, Wisconsin, United States, located on and around Kangaroo Lake. The land was designated a State Natural Area in 2002. Home to the endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly, it has the largest breeding population of the dragonfly in the world. The area also provides recreational activities for the public.

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Species in the State Natural Area

Many species of plants, mammals, birds, and fish inhabit Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area.

Plants and trees

  • White cedar
  • Black ash
  • Tamarack
  • Balsam fir
  • Speckled alder
  • Willow
  • Meadowsweet
  • Canada yew
  • Starflower
  • Sugar maple
  • Iris
  • Birds and mammals

  • Bald eagle
  • Black tern
  • Caspian tern
  • White-tailed deer
  • Canada goose
  • Insects

  • Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
  • copper butterfly
  • Fish

  • Bluegill
  • Largemouth bass
  • Northern pike
  • Smallmouth bass
  • Walleye
  • References

    Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area Wikipedia