Compared with the steep bluffs of the Driftless region or the north woods` towering pines, you may not think of wetlands as Wisconsin`s most spectacular landscape.
But these transitional places where land and water meet are vital for people, animals and the health of the state`s beloved lakes and rivers. They provide wildlife habitat, improve water quality, store carbon and act like sponges to soak up extra water during floods.
They also can be impressive in their own right.
- Wetlands are places where land
and water meet. They provide wildlife habitat, improve water quality,
store carbon and slow water down during floods.
- Wisconsin has about six million acres of wetlands, including six Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance, which are home to rare plants and animals.
Upper Mississippi River floodplain wetlands
This vast stretch of wetlands along the upper Mississippi River — more than 240,000 acres — includes the river`s national wildlife and fish refuge, which turned 100 in 2024. A century ago, an avid fisherman named Will Dilg learned of a plan to drain these backwater sloughs for farmland. He launched a national campaign to save them that resulted in the creation of the refuge....
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