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.
We are
currently developing a
Comprehensive
Conservation Plan
for Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.
View Refuge profile page
Refuge Map
Refuge Newsletter downloads
Bird Count slide show
Calendar of Events and
Necedah Month-by-Month
Refuge Facts
- Host site for whooping
crane reintroduction
Natural History
- Refuge is located in the
Great Central Wisconsin Swamp, the largest wetland
bog in the state (7,800 square miles)
- Traditional habitat for
waterfowl and sandhill cranes
- Provides habitat for
threatened, endangered and rare species such as the
Karner blue butterfly, massasauga rattlesnake and
Blanding's turtle
Financial Impact of the
Refuge
- FY 2002 Budget:
$1,674,000
Refuge Objectives
- Provide breeding and
migration habitat for birds
- Restore rare oak savanna
habitat
Management Tools
Public Use Opportunities
