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Tiffany Wildlife Area
Tiffany Wildlife Area is a 13,000 acre property in Buffalo County. Find it 45 minutes south of Eau Claire and 90 minutes north of LaCrosse. It is located along the Chippewa River between Nelson and Durand; west of State Highway 25 and mostly north of State Highway 35. About 1/6 of the property lies west of the Chippewa River in Pepin County. The rest lies east of the Chippewa River in Buffalo County.
Management
Management Objective
Tiffany Wildlife Area has a diversity and abundance of wildlife habitat on more than 13,000 acres. The area contains one of the state’s largest, continuous bottomland hardwood forests. Timber harvests help maintain aspen and oak in a diverse pattern of size and age classes. This variety in woodland composition and structure provides food and shelter for a wide variety of wildlife including deer, ruffed grouse and beaver. Dead trees with dens are left to provide wildlife homes. Oaks with superior potential for producing acorns are preserved to provide nutrious high energy wildlife food.
DNR staff periodically mow and use controlled burning to maintain meadow and grassland habitat at Tiffany Wildlife Area for waterfowl nesting cover and a number of other upland birds. Burning also maintains native prairie and savannah plants that existed before white settlement.
Beaver dams on sloughs and old river meanders create a maze of ponds and wetlands. Hand-made wood duck houses dot wetland habitat to help maintain these birds.
Recreation
The following recreational opportunities exist at Tiffany Wildlife Area:
- Hunting - deer, ruffed grouse, turkey, squirrel, waterfowl
- Trapping - Beaver and otter are protected from trapping in an 8,000-acre closed area.
- Hiking - trails not marked
- Cross country skiing - trails not marked
- Berry picking
- Pets (Note)
- Canoeing
- Rafting
- Camping by permit only* [PDF 28KB]. Primitive camping only, no developed sites available.
- Wildlife viewing
- Bird watching
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* Upon completion of the camping permit [PDF 28KB] retain the original with you at your campsite, post a copy on the dash of each vehicle in your party and send a copy to:
WI DNR
PO Box 88
Alma, WI 54610
or fax to 608-685-6229
Maps
Download maps of this property - Northern map [PDF 517KB] and Southern map [PDF 719KB]
Useful Links
- Tiffany Wildlife Area brochure [PDF 405KB]
- Chippewa Valley Motor Car Association Train Ride Schedule [PDF 19KB]
- Hunting in Wisconsin
- Hunting and Trapping Regulations
- Season Dates
- Online License Sales
- Interactive Web Mapping
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge [Exit DNR]
- Buffalo County Information [Exit DNR]
- Pepin County Information [Exit DNR]
- Plan your trip to Buffalo and Pepin Counties [Exit DNR]
For more information on Tiffany Wildlife Area and to obtain a camping permit contact the property manager.
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