Fox River National Wildlife Refuge protects 1,054 acres of wetland and upland habitat along the Fox River in the Town of Buffalo, Wisconsin. Managed by Horicon National Wildlife Refuge staff, it is maintained to restore, enhance, and preserve the oak savanna uplands and sedge meadow wetlands that once extended across this part of the river. Its wildlife management emphasizes species that depend on large, intact marshes, including the greater sandhill crane, and it also safeguards habitat for threatened animals such as the state-threatened Blanding’s turtle. The refuge also supports outdoor recreation, environmental education, and other public uses compatible with conservation.