The Wisconsin DNR wants less water in one of the state’s wildlife areas.
The DNR announced yesterday that they will be doing a drawdown of the Threasa Marsh Wildlife Area between Washington and Dodge counties.
Water reduction started in July and will be continually lowered until late this month.
The DNR says the drawdown is necessary to complete construction and repairs on the wildlife area’s main dike, which impounds approximately 1,500 acres of water.
DNR Wildlife Biologist Steffen Peterson says the project is vital to both plants and animals.
Peterson continues saying, “Successful completion of this project requires the adjacent ground to be free of water and frost, which makes fall our best construction window.”
Wisconsin wildlife areas are managed to sustain the wildlife and natural communities found on the properties and to provide a full range of traditional outdoor recreational uses.
These include hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, and studying nature.
