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From moose and wolves at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota to the oldest living trees east of the Mississippi River at Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Illinois, the Midwest Region National Wildlife Refuge System protects the unique natural heritage of the Midwest. There are 55 National Wildlife Refuges in the Midwest Region that permanently protect an amazing array of wetlands, prairies, rivers and forest habitat. In addition, 12 Wetland Management Districts actively acquire, restore, and manage prairie wetland and grassland habitat critical to waterfowl and a host of other wetland, grassland shorebirds (thanks to your purchase of a Federal Duck Stamp). These National Wildlife Refuges and Wetland Management Districts include more than 1.3 million acres of fish and wildlife habitat in the eight-state (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin) Midwest Region. Nationwide there are 548 National Wildlife Refuges protecting more than 96 million acres of habitat - the largest system of wildlife lands in the world.
"The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans."
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Small Wetlands Program Celebrates 50 Years of Prairie Conservation Learn More about the Small Wetlands Program Here is the most important thing you need to know about the most effective conservation program you’ve likely never heard of: the Small Wetlands Program uses funds from the sale of Federal Duck Stamps to permanently protect some of the most threatened and productive wildlife habitat in the United States. So, the simpliest and most effective thing you can do to permanently protect the prairies and small wetlands that are essential to waterfowl and other migratory birds is to buy a Federal Duck Stamp.
Fergus Falls (MN)
Midwest Region Refuge System Workforce Planning On Jan. 17, 2007 the Midwest Region Refuge System released a workforce plan designed to help ensure the Region was able to complete its high-priority mission activities while operating under relatively static annual budgets and increasing operational costs. (Updated May 2008)
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