This prairie is owned by Iowa County and is open to the public for a wide variety of outdoor public recreation. Iowa County has opened a planning process for the property, probably caused by the closure of the county nursing home, the centerpiece of the property.

Please never, ever assume that a planning process for public lands will go well.  Lots of well intentioned folks will have many other ideas for the property with the possibility of  more extensive agriculture or, Heavens to Betsy, sale of some or all of the land.

Photo by Arlene Koziol