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The Fish Lake Wildlife Area(FLWA) is a 13,649 acres (5,524 ha) tract of protected land located in Burnett County, Wisconsin, managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Lands to be included in the wildlife area were first purchased in 1945 with the goal of restoring the conditions of the general area to what was observed in ...
Website. dnr.wi.gov. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin charged with conserving and managing Wisconsin's natural resources. [3] The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has the authority to set policy for the WDNR. The WDNR is led by the Secretary, who is appointed by the ...
The Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program is a conservation program created to highlight and protect areas with outstanding natural or archaeological resources in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. There are currently 687 State Natural Areas (SNAs) encompassing almost 400,000 acres (160,000 ha). [ 1] SNAs protect natural communities, geological ...
The Headwaters Wilderness is a 22,033-acre (89 km 2) [1] wilderness area located within the Nicolet unit of the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest in northeastern Wisconsin. It is the largest federally designated wilderness area on Wisconsin's mainland. The wilderness area contains the headwaters of the Pine River, a legally protected wild ...
Devil's Lake State Park is a state park located in the Baraboo Range in eastern Sauk County, just south of Baraboo, Wisconsin. It is around thirty-five miles northwest of Madison, and is on the western edge of the last ice-sheet deposited during the Wisconsin glaciation. [2] The state park encompasses 9,217 acres (3,730 ha), [3] making it the ...
The Beaver Brook Wildlife Area is a 1,968-acre (7.96 km 2) tract of protected land located in Washburn County, Wisconsin, managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ( WDNR ). [2] The wildlife area is in place to protect trout stream habitats and provide recreation experiences through its many trails.
Presently, the marsh is 32,000 acres (130 km 2) in area, most of it open water and cattail marsh. The southern third, approximately 11,000 acres (45 km 2), is owned by the state of Wisconsin and forms the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, which was established as a nesting area for waterfowl and resting area for migratory birds.
43°29′35″N 88°37′25″W. / 43.49306°N 88.62361°W / 43.49306; -88.62361. Area. 15 acres (6.1 ha) Established. 1965. Fourmile Island Rookery is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources -designated State Natural Area located within Horicon State Wildlife Area. It features a narrow, forested 15-acre island that serves as one of ...