Brockway Ponds State Natural Area

Brockway Ponds is comprised of five separate ponds and associated wetlands. The ponds have naturally fluctuating water levels that periodically leave a broad apron of sand exposed along the shoreline. Plants colonizing this habitat include those with their distribution centered in the Atlantic coastal plain of the eastern United States. These plants depend on the fluctuating water levels that allow them to compete with other species only under specific environmental conditions. Most are only seen during low water levels. Wisconsin’s other coastal plains marshes are found primarily in Marquette and Waushara counties, making this outlier especially significant.

Brockway Ponds is owned by Jackson County and was designated a State Natural Area in 2010.

Source: WDNR