Necedah
National Wildlife Refuge
Contacting
the Refuge:
Refuge Manager: Larry
Wargowsky
e-mail: necedah@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov
W7996 20th Street West
Necedah, WI 54646
Phone: 608-565-2551
Fax: 608-565-3160
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
The Refuge is
located 4 miles west of Necedah, WI, on Hwy 21.
Please visit our completed
Comprehensive
Conservation Plan
for Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.
View Refuge profile page
Refuge Map
Refuge
Public Use Regulations (195k pdf format)
Refuge Bird
List brochure (850k pdf format)
Wildlife
Viewing Hot Spots brochure (1.1 MB
pdf format)
Refuge Newsletter downloads
Waterfowl and Crane Production Graphs
Waterfowl and Crane Trends
Results of Weekly (Fall) Waterfowl and Crane Counts
Calendar of Events
Wisconsin Jr. Duck Contest
Natural History
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Refuge
is located in the Great Central Wisconsin Swamp, the largest wetland bog in the state (7,800 square miles)
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Extensive
forest habitat (pine, oak, aspen) and large tracts of rare oak barrens habitat
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Traditional
habitat for waterfowl and sandhill cranes
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Impoundments
provide acres of open wetland habitat
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Provides
habitat for threatened, endangered and rare species such as the Karner
blue butterfly, massasauga rattlesnake, Blanding’s turtle and
gray wolf
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Beaver,
coyote, turkey, gray wolves and white-tailed deer are common resident wildlife species
Refuge
Objectives
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Provide
breeding and migration habitat for birds
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Protect
and restore whooping cranes and the Karner blue butterfly
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Provide
for biodiversity
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Provide
public opportunities for outdoor recreation and environmental education
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Restore
rare oak savanna habitat
Management
Tools
Refuge
Facts
Financial
Impact of Refuge
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10 person
staff
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150,000
visitors annually
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FY 2006
Budget: $2.1 million
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Timber
sales from forest management
Public
Use Opportunities
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