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Necedah
National Wildlife Refuge
Contacting the Refuge:
Refuge Manager: Larry Wargowsky
e-mail: necedah@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.govW7996 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.
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
Results of Weekly (Fall) Waterfowl and Crane Counts
Calendar of Events
Natural History
Refuge is located in the Great Central Wisconsin Swamp, the largest wetland bog in the state (7,800 square miles)
Extensive forest habitat (pine, oak, aspen) and large tracts of rare oak barrens habitat
Traditional habitat for waterfowl and sandhill cranes
Impoundments provide acres of open wetland habitat
Provides habitat for threatened, endangered and rare species such as the Karner blue butterfly, massasauga rattlesnake, Blanding’s turtle and gray wolf
Beaver, coyote, turkey, gray wolves and white-tailed deer are common resident wildlife species
Refuge Objectives
Provide breeding and migration habitat for birds
Protect and restore whooping cranes and the Karner blue butterfly
Provide for biodiversity
Provide public opportunities for outdoor recreation and environmental education
Restore rare oak savanna habitat
Management Tools
Water level management
Prescribed burning
Timber harvest
Outreach and environmental education
Restoration of whooping cranes in the eastern United States
Refuge Facts
Established: 1939
Acres: 43,696
Host site for whooping crane reintroduction
Financial Impact of Refuge
10 person staff
150,000 visitors annually
FY 2006 Budget: $2.1 million
Timber sales from forest management
Public Use Opportunities
Interpretation
Environmental education
Wildlife observation and photography
Hiking
Wildlife hotspot route