Chronological list of News articles about calcareous fens
and trout streams
- Assumption Creek & Seminary Fen grant, 2001 issue,
pp. 3-4 - Eagle Creek water monitoring station, 2002 issue, p. 4
- Seminary Fen acquisition plans, 2003 issue, p. 6
- Bonestroo hired to help District with water management plan, June 2004
- Nicols Fen condition report, October 2004
- Seminary Fen and possible Hwy. 41 bridge crossing,
June 2005
Steve D. Eggers and Donald M. Reed, US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, Wetland Plants and Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin (1997) is the best full-text and color photo treatment of the ecosystems of calcareous fens and other wetland communities. This publication is also the source of the native species photos used on this page and the groundwater report page.
Sterile sedge, one of the characteristic plants of the rare calcareous fen ecosystem. Photo: USGS.