Ducks, geese and other birds along a key migration route and breeding area in Wisconsin may be better protected thanks to new funding for a conservation effort. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s giving $1 million to help protect and restore 2,400 acres of wetlands and nearby uplands in the Mukwonago and Fox River watersheds in southeastern Wisconsin.
Brian Glenzinski is a biologist with the group Ducks Unlimited, one of the partners in the nearly $4 million project. He said waterfowl in the area have a high breeding rate.
“You combine that with the development pressure we have in that part of the state, and it makes it a critical place to focus our efforts to secure and protect some of this land,” he said.
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Glenzinski said most of the land that will be purchased will be open to the public, and allow for wildlife viewing.
Other partners in the project include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Nature Conservancy, Waukesha County, and the City of Muskego.
Smaller Fish and Wildlife Service grants are going to a half-dozen other projects in Wisconsin.
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