Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Vegetation | |
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Location | Buffalo, Trempealeau counties, Wisconsin, United States |
Nearest city | Winona, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 44°03′00″N 91°34′00″W / 44.05000°N 91.56667°WCoordinates: 44°03′00″N 91°34′00″W / 44.05000°N 91.56667°W |
Area | 6,226 acres (25.20 km2) |
Established | 1936 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Trempealeau National Wildife Refuge |
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,226-acre (25.20 km2)[1] National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States.
It is in part a wetland, and is a significant element of the Mississippi Flyway. Consisting of backwaters away from the Mississippi and Trempealeau River. It is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North American which remained ice free during the last ice age, creating in part the deep gorge of the Mississippi, quite visible from this refuge.
It is also a sand prairie, where "big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass can reach heights of 8–9 feet (2.4–2.7 m)."[2]
Images
- Observation deck
- Sign
- Visitor Center
References
- ↑ http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=32578 "Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge", Fish and Wildlife Service, Retrieved July 15, 2007
- ↑ http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Trempealeau/ "A Prairie Wonderland", Fish and Wildlife Service, Retrieved July 15, 2007
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
External links
Media related to Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge at Wikimedia Commons
- Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge