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Orwell Lake (9 miles)
Much of the project area is used for wildlife habitat development by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Many lakes in... More
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Fergus Falls Wetland Management District (10 miles)
The Fergus Falls Wetland Management District was established in 1962 with the initiation of the Accelerated Small Wetlands Acquisition Program. It includes the counties of Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena and Wilkin. Historically, this portion of western Minnesota was a broad, sweeping grassland known as the Northern Tallgrass Prairie. Interspersed throughout th is open landscape was an abundance of wetlands in every shape and size imaginable. This "prairie pothole country" was a literal... More
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Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (16 miles)
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1992 to preserve a large, natural wetland complex. The 1,825-acre refuge is located in central Minnesota and serves as an important stop for many species of migrating birds. It harbors one of the largest nesting populations of greater sandhill cranes in Minnesota. Habitats include native tallgrass prairie, oak savanna, and wetlands with dense stands of wild rice. The refuge serves as the base for the Federal private lands program in... More
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Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (16 miles)
Straddling the headwaters of the Minnesota River in extreme west-central Minnesota, Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge is within the heart of the tallgrass prairie's historic range. Today, less than one-percent of tallgrass prairie remains. Big Stone Refuge serves as the "keeper of the prairie" by working to maintain and restore native prairie habitat while providing optimum nesting cover for waterfowl and other grassland nesting birds. Big Stone Refuge is part of the Big Stone... More
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