Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Fox River National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment.

摘要

Twelve thousand years ago, glaciers created the shallow peat-filled marshland basin known as the Little Everglades of the North, or Horicon Marsh. In the beginning, the Horicon Marsh supported a vast array of wildlife and generations of native peoples. When early European settlers came to this land the Marsh began to undergo dynamic changes lasting to the present day. The waters and wet soils of the Marsh were alternately dammed, ditched, drained, and farmed. Competing human demands led to the Marsh being one of the most contested pieces of real estate in the history of Wisconsin. The battle was ultimately decided in favor of wildlife conservation. Today, the Horicon Marsh is a national treasure and a destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors.