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The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge also manages a large network of waterfowl production areas. These are designated lands set aside for the production of waterfowl. These areas provide an excellent example of prairie grassland habitat and wetland restoration efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its many partners. The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge manages over 2,700 acres of land in its thirteen county Wetland Management District as waterfowl production areas (WPAs). WPAs are open to the public. Hunting and birdwatching are the favored activities at these sites. Only foot travel is allowed on WPAs.

To learn more about or to get driving directions to an individual WPA, click on the WPA on the map (i.e. Perbix WPA) or click on one of the links listed below the map.

		WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREAS Go to.... ----------------------------------------- Cobb River Dehning Delehanty Dodge Center Creek Erin Prairie Felber Fickling Hahn Lake High Island Howard Farm Malecha Marble Creek Mud Lake Perbix Preuss Redhead Rice Lake Soberg Straight Creek Willow Creek Wolf Creek -----------------------------------------

*We now have aerial photos of the WPA lands available in .pdf format on this web site. Just select the appropriate WPA from the list above or the map to the left, and click on the aerial photo link on the following page.

Signs such as these mark the locations of WPAs

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