Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge is part of a large coastal wetland complex on the south shore of Lake Superior near Ashland, Wisconsin. The refuge was established in 1999 to protect, restore and manage coastal wetland and spring-fed stream habitat. Restoration of coaster brook trout populations, an anadromous fish native to Lake Superior, is a high priority for the refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently owns 304 acres in fee title out of 540 acres authorized along lower Whittlesey Creek and 57 acres of easements out of 1,260 acres authorized in the 12,000-acre Whittlesey Creek watershed. The refuge is located entirely within the Town of Barksdale, Bayfield County.