Fish Lake Wildlife Area

Fish Lake Wildlife Area
Fish Lake State Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Fish Lake Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Fish Lake Wildlife Area
Location within Wisconsin
Map showing the location of Fish Lake Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Fish Lake Wildlife Area
Fish Lake Wildlife Area (the United States)
LocationBurnett County, Wisconsin
Nearest cityGrantsburg, WI
Coordinates45°42′44″N 92°44′15″W / 45.71222°N 92.73750°W / 45.71222; -92.73750
Area13,649 acres (55.24 km2)
Established1946
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Fish Lake Wildlife Area(FLWA) is a 13,649 acres (5,524 ha) tract of protected land located in Burnett 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 goal of restoring the conditions of the general area to what was observed in 1850, right before the first human settlements reached the area. The FLWA is made up of three separate areas, the 13,609 acres (5,507 ha) Fish Lake Habitat Management Area, the 40 acres (16 ha) Fish Lake Pines State Natural Area and the Grettum Flowage Wildlife Refuge zone.

  1. ^ WDNR Website- Retrieved 2022-08-29