From the floodplain forests of the upper Mississippi River to the long coast of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin is rich in wetlands.

For example, endangered whooping cranes rely on numerous refuges in the Midwest, like the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin, where the Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized use of lead ...

Horicon Marsh, which lies largely in ... 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 ...