Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
sandy topography at Buckhorn State Park
Contiguoustotherefugearethreenationalwildlifeareas:Tothewestis
Meadow Valley
Wildlife Area,
bisected by WI 173; north is the
Wood County Wildlife Area;
and farther
north along Highway X and bordered to its north by WI 54 is the
Sandhill Wildlife De-
monstration Area
(Sandhill WDA), which houses a fenced-in bison herd, tons of eagles, a
12-milelooptrail,anda20-milehikingtrail.Nativeprairieoaksavannarestorationisongo-
ing.TheSandhillWDAhasanoutdoorskillscenterdevotedtoinstructioningame-tracking
skills using firearms, bow, or camera. Both the Sandhill and Necedah confines are home to
more than 700 majestic sandhill and trumpeter swans, the latter transplanted from Alaskan
nesting pairs.
