Albany Wildlife Area

Albany Wildlife Area
Albany State Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Albany Sand Prairie and Oak Savamma
Map showing the location of Albany Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Albany Wildlife Area
Location within Wisconsin
Map showing the location of Albany Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Albany Wildlife Area
Albany Wildlife Area (the United States)
LocationGreen County, Wisconsin
Nearest cityAlbany, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°43′36″N 89°27′46″W / 42.72667°N 89.46278°W / 42.72667; -89.46278
Area2,007 acres (8.12 km2)
Established1956
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Albany Wildlife Area(AWA) is a 2,007 acres (812 ha) tract of protected land located in Green County, Wisconsin, managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR).[1] Lands to be included in the wildlife area were first purchased in 1945 with the intention of them being used for inclusion in a new public area dedicated to hunting opportunities and conservation of indigenous species. That wildlife area was activated in 1956 as a Federal Aid Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project.[2]

  1. ^ WDNR Website- Retrieved 2022-08-22
  2. ^ Albany WDNR Master Plan, May 24th, 1982- Retrieved 2022-08-23