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Wisconsin ecoregion map prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The list of ecoregions in Wisconsin are listings of terrestrial ecoregions (see also, ecosystem) in the United States' State of Wisconsin, as defined separately by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the World Wildlife Fund.
Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest: Iron, Vilas and Oneida: 223,283 acres (903 km 2) 1925: Numerous lakes and streams: Peshtigo River State Forest: Marinette and Oconto: 9,200 acres (37.2 km 2) 2001: Peshtigo River: Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest: Washington: 678 acres (2.74 km 2) 1960: Pike Lake: Point Beach State ...
A farm in Marquette County. Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2]
Professor Lawrence Martin created a schema for dividing Wisconsin into geographical regions in his work "The Physical Geography of Wisconsin". [1] [2] Western Upland; Eastern Ridges and Lowlands; Central Plain; Northern Highland; Lake Superior Lowland; Three of these geographical provinces are uplands and two are lowlands.
Total forested land covers 16 million acres (65,000 km 2), or 46%, of the state's land area. The Kettle Moraine State Forest covers 56,000 acres (230 km 2 ) in the southeastern part of the state. The principal feature of the forest is the Kettle Moraine , which was created during the Wisconsin Glaciation.
Under the new legislative maps signed by Gov. Tony Evers, the purple state of Wisconsin may see a more balanced state legislature.
In 1946, the state of Wisconsin bought 12,000 acres (49 km 2) of the tax delinquent land in order to start the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. [2] It would eventually reach 30,000 acres (120 km 2 ) in size, with 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2 ) of that a state wildlife refuge. [ 1 ]
The Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ w ɑː m ɪ ɡ ən ˌ n ɪ k ə ˈ l eɪ /; the q is silent) [3] is a 1,530,647-acre (6,194.31 km 2) U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Due to logging in the early part of the 20th century, very little old growth forest remains.