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Schumacher Farm This 37.5-acres site in the Town of Westport was donated to•the public for development of a prairie and open air museum. Future plans include demonstrations of farming practices of the early 1900s. Recommendations. Long-range plans include prairie restoration and nature trail construction. Acquire additional lands. Extend the for- malized agreement which was established in 1995 with the Friends of Schumacher Farm. Upper Black Earth Creek Area Approximately 79 acres have been acquired in the Town of Middleton. Recommendations. Prepare a project plan for this study area which extends from the City of Middleton across the Towns of Middleton and Cross Plains and on to the Village of Cross Plains. It includes features of ridgetops, steep slopes, floodplains and wetlands. PROPOSED RESOURCE AREAS Badger Mill Creek Resource Area This proposal recommends the wetlands and adjacent uplands along Badger Mill Creek be protected from Badger Prairie Park south to the confluence of the Sugar River. Estimated acreage for this area is approximately 300 acres. Blooming Grove Drumlin Area This proposed resource area is located in the Town of Blooming Grove and its study area is approximately 700 acres in size. It in- cludes a number of drumlins and adjacent wetlands along the Door Creek drainage . system. Door Creek Wetlands Located in the Towns of Dunn and Pleasant Springs, this study area is approximately 1 700 acres in size. The marsh within this area rests on one of the major peat deposits of the Yahara River System. Pleasure Valley Resource Area This area is located in western Dane County within Blue Mounds and Vermont townships north of Brigham Park. This wooded and oak savannah valley stretches from CTH F on the east to Blue Mound State Park on the west. The area comprises approximately 700 to LEA fie p 20 37