Skylake WMA

Newly designated, this large fen-forest, wetland area is low-lying land with islands of tamarack-black spruce forest, trembling aspen, white spruce, wetlands with cattails, sedges, and willows with pools fed by artisan springs.

The area supports the sandhill crane, songbirds, and white-tailed deer.

Rarer species of orchids, such as Dragon’s mouth, Northern Green-bog, White bog orchids plus more common Showy and Yellow lady slippers are found here as well.

Location/Directions: -Hwy 68, east boundary is 3 miles south & 2.5 miles west of Arborg.