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Mason County Sand Areas

Mason County Sand Areas

Protected lands - 4,000 acres among Henry Allan Gleason State Natural Area, Sparks Pond State Natural Area, Rollo Prairie State Natural Area, Sand Prairie Scrub Oak State Natural Area, Long Branch Sand Prairie State Natural Area, Revis Springs Hill Prairie State Natural Area, Matanzas Prairie State Natural Area, Barton Summer Timbers State Natural Area, and Clear Lake's open water

Priority Resources - sand prairie, sand savanna, ephemeral wetlands, sand-restricted wildlife, grassland and savanna Species in Greatest Need of Conservation