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As of 9/30/07 (the Division of Realty's annual reporting date), there were 548 national wildlife refuges in all 50 states. Rocky Flats in Colorado was established as the 548th National Wildlife Refuge on July 12, 2007, adding nearly 4,000 acres to the refuge system. There were 37 Wetland Management Districts in the Prairie Pothole region of the northern Great Plains. Not all of the refuges and Wetland Management Districts are represented with a Web Profile page. Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located.

The acreage for the NWRS as of 9/30/07 was 96,420,884 acres. The system encompasses 548 national wildlife refuges, 37 Wetland Management Districts (which include Waterfowl Production Areas in 205 counties), and 49 Coordination Areas which are managed by the states.

 
AK  - AL  - AR  - AZ  - CA  - CO  - CT  - DE  - FL  - GA  - GU  - HI  - IA  - ID  - IL  - IN  - KS  - KY  - LA  - MA  - MD  - ME  - MI  - MN  - MO  - MS  - MT  - NC  - ND  - NE  - NH  - NJ  - NM  - NV  - NY  - OH  - OK  - OR  - PA  - PR  - RI  - SC  - SD  - TN  - TX  - UT  - VA  - VI  - VT  - WA  - WI  - WV  - WY
Minnesota
   
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge  
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge  
Big Stone Wetland Management District  
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge  
Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District  
Fergus Falls Wetland Management District  
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge  
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge  
Litchfield Wetland Management District  
Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge  
   
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge  
Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District  
Morris Wetland Management District  
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge  
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge  
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge  
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge  
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge  
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge  
Windom Wetland Management District  



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