{"id":116,"date":"2026-03-25T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/schmeeckle-reserve\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:23:56","slug":"restoration-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/restoration-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration & Land Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Restoration and Management Plan <\/span><\/div><\/a>
Major Restoration Projects <\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The primary mission of Schmeeckle Reserve is to protect, restore, and manage native ecological communities of central Wisconsin. Numerous active restoration and management sites are located throughout the Reserve. These sites serve as important outdoor learning classrooms for natural resources students and community members. Restoration enhances ecological diversity, improves wildlife habitat, and restores the health of the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Restoration and Management Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Schmeeckle Reserve Restoration and Management Plan guides land management efforts on the 280-acre campus natural area. It details management goals and describes large-scale management zones for habitat restoration activities. Specific management objectives are identified for focal units in the next 3-4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan was originally created in 2020 by Michael Demchik, Professor of Forestry, and Jim Buchholz, Director of Schmeeckle Reserve. It is revised every 3-4 years based on the objectives that have been accomplished, current research in best management practices, and newly identified issues. The plan is reviewed and approved by the College of Natural Resources<\/a> Property Management Committee, which is made up of faculty and staff from multiple college disciplines (Fisheries and Water Resources, Forestry, Human Dimensions, Soil and Waste Resources, Wildlife Ecology).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan revisions are posted for public comment prior to being approved. If you have any feedback about the plan, feel free to contact us at schmeeckle@uwsp.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRestoration and Management Plan (current) <\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n

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Major Restoration Projects in Schmeeckle Reserve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Prairie and Oak Savanna Habitat Restoration<\/h3>

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A 2020 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is funding the restoration of about 8 acres of prairie and oak savanna in Schmeeckle<\/p><\/div>

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Lake Forest Habitat Restoration<\/h3>

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In June of 2017, a major storm flattened an aspen woodland on the southwest corner of Lake Joanis. This project aims to restore the 4-acre area to a native forest with a diversity of trees and grasses.<\/p><\/div>

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Moses Creek Restoration<\/h3>

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Funded by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in 2010, this major project restored a small ditched creek and 17 acres of floodplain wetlands. Control of invasive species is ongoing.<\/p><\/div>

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The primary mission of Schmeeckle Reserve is to protect, restore, and manage native ecological communities of central Wisconsin. Numerous active restoration and management sites are located throughout the Reserve. These sites serve as important outdoor learning classrooms for natural resources students and community members. Restoration enhances ecological diversity, improves wildlife habitat, and restores the health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1000,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions\/1000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/schmeeckle-reserve\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}