Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Dodge and Fond Du Lac Counties, Wisconsin: Wilderness Study SummaryU.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, 1972 - Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (Wis.) - 19 pages |
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... basin scooped out by the Green Bay lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier . The refuge was established on July 16 , 1941 , for the protection and preservation of the migratory waterfowl resource . The authorities for establishing the Horicon ...
... basin scooped out by the Green Bay lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier . The refuge was established on July 16 , 1941 , for the protection and preservation of the migratory waterfowl resource . The authorities for establishing the Horicon ...
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... Summary United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. alla Refuge operated fields near Highway 49 provide food for geese and viewing for people DESCRIPTION The refuge basin is surrounded by heavily utilized farmland. -8-9-10.
... Summary United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. alla Refuge operated fields near Highway 49 provide food for geese and viewing for people DESCRIPTION The refuge basin is surrounded by heavily utilized farmland. -8-9-10.
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... basin is surrounded by heavily utilized farmland . On the refuge , the land between the marsh and the refuge boundary , as well as large tracts of peat land , are farmed intensively for waterfowl foods . The areas not farmed are ...
... basin is surrounded by heavily utilized farmland . On the refuge , the land between the marsh and the refuge boundary , as well as large tracts of peat land , are farmed intensively for waterfowl foods . The areas not farmed are ...
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... basin is small and neither adds significant amounts of silt and pollution or takes away nutrients . Water loss is confined almost entirely to spring runoff , transpiration normally exceeds summer rain and runoff . The refuge flora is ...
... basin is small and neither adds significant amounts of silt and pollution or takes away nutrients . Water loss is confined almost entirely to spring runoff , transpiration normally exceeds summer rain and runoff . The refuge flora is ...
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acres AGRICULTURE animals annual aquatic average began blue bottom boundary brush Bureau of Sport Canada geese carp clay common contribute cooperatively corn cover crops cultivated Dairy ditches DODGE drainage drained ducks early east emergent entire established expected farmed federal feeding feet fields FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE fishing flooded FOND DU LAC geese goose green growing season heron Highway Highway 49 Horicon Marsh Horicon National Wildlife inches increase interest Interior LAC COUNTY land LOCATION main ditch maintained major managed materials Michigan migration miles National Wildlife Refuge neighboring farmers nesting observation operations pasture peat permit planned plants population portion present preservation production PROPOSED Public pumps recommendations removed result rises ROAD Rock River runoff Secretary significant soil southern species Sport Fisheries subimpoundments submerged suitable supply surrounding teal units uplands viewing visitor waterfowl food west branch wild wilderness Wilderness Act Wisconsin