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Contacting the Refuge:

Refuge Manager: George Maze
e-mail: UnionSlough@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

1710 - 360th Street
Titonka, IA 50480
Phone: 515-928-2523
Fax: 515-928-2230
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

Located just south of the
Minnesota border, about
50 miles west of Mason City

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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge is planning to remove the Buffalo Creek Dam, located on the south end of the Refuge. Interested individuals should read the draft environmental assessment and make comments by May 31, 2008. If comments are submitted by email, please indicate Buffalo Creek Dam in the subject line.

The Union Slough Grassland Management Plan is out. For more info, download the Grassland Management Plan (635k pdf format)

You can read more about additional plans for Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in its Comprehensive Conservation Plan Summary. 

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View Wetland Management District profile page

Refuge Facts

• Established: 1937

• Acres: 3,334

• The refuge also manages a 19,823 acre wetland management district

Financial Impact of Refuge

Six-person staff

13,445 visitors in 2004

FY 2006 Budget: $604,000

Natural History

• Produces approximately 1,000 wood ducks annually

• Remains of a pre-glacial riverbed

• Oasis for wildlife amid mainly agricultural land

• Trumpeter swan reintroduction site

Refuge Objectives

• Provide resting, nesting and feeding habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds

• Protect and enhance habitat for resident wildlife

• Provide recreational and environmental education opportunities for the public

Highlights

• Native grassland restoration

• Wetland restoration

• Water management

• Prescribed burning

• Nest box program for wood ducks

• Outreach and education

Public Use Opportunities

• Hunting and fishing

• Environmental education and interpretation

• Wildlife observation

• Auto tour route

• Wildlife photography

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Last updated: July 18, 2008

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