Kakagon Sloughs
46°39′44″N 90°44′28″W / 46.662191°N 90.741026°W / 46.662191; -90.741026
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U.S. National Natural Landmark | |
Designated | 1973 |
Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs |
Designated | 2 February 2012 |
Reference no. | 2001[1] |
The Kakagon Sloughs are a number of tributaries that flow into Chequamegon Bay and Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Species of fish found in the sloughs include the northern pike, walleye, panfish, and smallmouth bass.[2] This wetland includes a variety of species of seasonal waterfowl including the Wood Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Coot, as well as year-long Midwestern aves. It is maintained by the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The tradition of harvesting Wild Rice also known as, Manomin (Ojibwe), occurs in the late summer after the dormant rice beds arise during the summer months and are ripe for harvest come mid-August. Protecting this sacred region of the Great Lakes is pivotal in maintaining traditions for our youth to learn and continue, providing opportunities to harvest food year-round, as well as providing a stable ecosystem that affects the entirety of Lake Superior which correlates directly into the Great Lakes as a whole. The wetland was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973.[3] On February 2, 2012 it was designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.
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- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Bad River Slough
- Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Bolinas Lagoon
- Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
- Caddo Lake
- Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
- Catahoula Lake
- Chesapeake Bay
- Cheyenne Bottoms
- Congaree National Park
- Connecticut River
- Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Delaware Bay
- Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
- Elkhorn Slough
- Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
- Everglades National Park
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
- Francis Beidler Forest
- Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
- Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve
- Horicon Marsh
- Humbug Marsh
- Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
- Kakagon Sloughs
- Kawainui Marsh
- Laguna de Santa Rosa
- Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
- Niagara River Corridor
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
- Palmyra Atoll
- Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
- San Francisco Bay
- Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Tomales Bay
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- White River National Wildlife Refuge
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