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Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge |
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9754 143 ½ Ave. S.E. Cayuga, ND 58013 E-mail: tewaukon@fws.gov Phone Number: 701-724-3598 |
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Visit the Refuge's Web Site: http://tewaukon.fws.gov |
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge protects northern tallgrass prairie, one of the most threatened ecosystems in North America. | ||
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![]() Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in southeastern North Dakota along the western edge of the northern tallgrass prairie. The Wild Rice River flows through the Refuge and then into Lake Tewaukon. Established in 1945, the 8,363-acre Refuge is located in the Prairie Pothole Region, one of the most biologically productive areas on earth. Getting There . . . Tewaukon NWR is located about 5 miles south of Cayuga, North Dakota. From North Dakota Highway 11 turn south on Sargent County Road 12. The visitor center is on the east side of the road. Get Google map and directions to this refuge/WMD from a specified address: |
![]() Environmental Education Fishing Hunting Interpretation Photography Wildlife Observation Learn More >> ![]() ![]() Before Euro-American settlement, prairie fires and bison were common on the prairie. Today, prescribed fire and short-term grazing are used to maintain prairie grasses and wildflowers, reduce and control non-native plants, and slow the invasion of grasslands by shrubs and trees. Keeping grasslands healthy is important for ground-nesting birds, grassland butterflies, and other prairie wildlife. Water levels are manipulated in 38 wetlands along the Wild Rice River. These wetlands provide nesting, feeding, and resting habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, and other wetland species. |
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