Fox River NWR - Buffalo WI
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N 43° 40.939 W 089° 23.738
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Fox River National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 1,054 acres of wetland and upland habitat along the Fox River in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
Waymark Code: WMPKWW
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2015
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The majority of the refuge was acquired in 1979 for the purpose of protecting the area to provide habitat for the greater sandhill crane.
Fox River National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of a complex that also includes Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, 22,000 acres near Mayville, WI; Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 330 acres; Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge, 27 acres, located in Lake Michigan near Washington Island, WI; and Leopold Wetland Management District, 57 waterfowl production areas, totaling 13,000 acres, located in 17 counties throughout Wisconsin. A total of twenty-two staff work to manage wildlife, habitat, and recreational opportunities on these areas within the complex.
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