Long and narrow, mostly emergent fen located west of the Raisin River. There are a few stand alone deciduous trees and shrubs and a few pockets of shrub-carr and decidous trees (birch, maple, sumac). Many streams present. Fen is well traveled with worn trails and several marked fence posts. Brush piles, old burn spots, and stumps mark an actively maintained fen. Small fen upland or side seep to main fen, 70m east of golf course. Ground dark, moist, with several springs and rivulets. Carex and Asteraceae dominate with shrubs of P. opulifolius, Frangula alnus, and trees of hickory and box elder. Hummocky ground.
Population - No fruits, but non-tussocky growth with distinct base and coppery band on leaf sheath points to Carex prairea. Growing between tussocks.