Animals and Plants

Over 250 wildlife species. 3 Threatened and Endangered species including lynx, wolf, and northern long-eared bat. Fish: Large fisheries program with 70 species of fish and 9 species of freshwater mussels. Species of interest include walleye, muskie, lake trout, panfish, and bass.

The Chippewa National Forest supports one of the highest breeding densities of bald eagles in the continental United States. The return of the bald eagle is one of America's greatest wildlife conservation success stories. The Forest has monitored bald eagles since 1963. There are currently around 500 nests on the Chippewa National Forest. This is 12 times more total nests then 1963.  A subset of the 500 nests are monitored every year via ground-based surveys to verify nest activity and status. Aerial surveys have also been conducted, in recent years, to detect bald eagle nests and record activity and productivity.