Wisconsin

Young black terns sit on their floating nest, a great blue heron gracefully flies over the wetland, a gentle

breeze blows across the sand prairie, and a wood duck finds shelter in the bottomland forest. Welcome to

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge!

This 6,200-acre refuge lies within the Mississippi flyway, along the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin. It is an isolated backwater, cut off from the Mississippi and Trempealeau rivers by dikes, providing needed resting and feeding areas for waterfowl and other birds.

The Whisker Lake Wilderness now contains a total of 7,345 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Wisconsin.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Whisker Lake Wilderness, this process began in 1978 when 7,315 acres were designated by Public Law 95-494.

The Whisker Lake Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

Over 21,000 acres in size, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge is located on the west branch of the Rock River in southeastern Wisconsin and encompasses the northern two-thirds of Horicon Marsh.

Whooping cranes, wolves, Karner blue butterflies, and white-tailed deer call Necedah National Wildlife Refuge "home." Ringed bog hunter dragonflies live in sedge meadows, flying squirrels in upland hardwood timber. Trumpeter swans inhabit the marshes, and badgers the savanna. The habitat mosaic, maintained by prescribed burning, seasonal mowing, and timber clearing, attracts a wide range of wildlife. Each species and habitat is monitored and maintained to insure overall vigor of the ecosystem.

The Rainbow Lake Wilderness now contains a total of 6,583 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Wisconsin.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Rainbow Lake Wilderness, this process began in 1975 when 6,600 acres were designated by Public Law 93-622.

The Rainbow Lake Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

Gravel (4 acres) and Spider (23 acres) islands comprise the Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge. These islands are located in Lake Michigan, approximately 1 mile east of the northern tip of the Door County peninsula, Wisconsin.

Hog Island, at 2 acres, is the lone component of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The island is

located in Lake Michigan, east of Washington Island, in Door County, Wisconsin. The island was set aside by

Executive Order in 1913 as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds. Along with Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge, Green Bay Refuge makes up the Wisconsin Islands Wilderness Area. The refuge is managed by staff at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, in Mayville, WI.

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