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Description:
The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is located in central Wisconsin, in a area known as the Great Central Wisconsin Swamp. The refuge was converted from drained farmland back to its original habitat type of marshland and open water by efforts of the Civilian Conservation Corp. Numerous water management facilities have been constructed providing optimum wetland habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds. Upland management practices of forestry and prescribe burning have created a mosaic of habitat types which benefit not only waterfowl, resident wildlife, migratory birds and endangered species such as the Karner blue butterfly. The refuge's public use program includes recreational as well as educational and interpretive opportunities. New trail construction, an observation tower, a photo blind, a fishing pier, interpretive observation decks and other facilities are available and expanding. Visitors coming into the refuge headquarters office can pick up refuge brochures, view a slide program describing the history and management of the refuge, examine the many displays, pictures and wildlife artifacts, and visit with refuge staff about past, present, and future management activities. Directions:
The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is located in central Wisconsin, about 180 miles southeast of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 150 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The refuge land lies north of Highway 21 and west of Highway 80, with all but a few acres in Juneau County. To reach the main entrance and office complex, travel west on Highway 21 from Interstate 94 at Tomah, Wisconsin, about 15 miles, or east on Highway 21 about 3 miles from Necedah, Wisconsin. Turn north onto Headquarters Road. The office is about 1 mile in.
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