Buena Vista Wildlife Area 12,700 total acre property 10 miles east of Wisconsin Rapids and 4 miles south of Plover
History Originally a marsh consisting of tamarack, black spruce and cattails in the early 1900’s. In the 1950’s it was purchased specifically for the management of grasslands for the prairie chicken. Home of the largest concentration of prairie chickens in Wisconsin
Management Objectives Prescribed burning Managed grazing Sharecrop farming Invasive plant control Suitable land for the prairie chickens to thrive
Wildlife Buena Vista grassland plays a key role in harboring various grassland bird species. Boblinks Short eared owls Upland sandpipers Northern harriers Eastern and western Meadowlarks Prairie chickens
Recreation Bird Watching Hiking Hunting Trapping Wildlife viewing