Arrowwood NWR      Arrowwood WMD           Johnson Lake NWR      Chase Lake NWR           Chase Lake WMD           Chase Lake Prairie Project           Valley City WMD           Tomahawk NWR           Stoney Slough NWR           Sibley Lake NWR           Half-way Lake NWR           Hobart Lake NWR Audubon NWR and WMD      Lake Patricia NWR      Camp Lake NWR      Hiddenwood NWR      Lake Ilo NWR      Lake Nettie NWR      Lake Otis NWR      Lost Lake NWR      McLean NWR      Pretty Rock NWR      Sheyenne Lake NWR      Stewart Lake NWR      White Lake NWR Des Lacs NWR      Lostwood NWR      Lostwood WMD          Shell Lake NWR      Crosby WMD           Lake Zahl NWR Devils Lake WMD      Brumba NWR      Kellys Slough NWR      Lake Alice NWR      Ardoch NWR      Lambs Lake NWR      Little Goose NWR      Pleasant Lake NWR      Rock Lake NWR      Rose Lake NWR      Silver Lake NWR      Snyder Lake NWR      Stump Lake NWR      Sullys Hill NGP      Wood Lake NWR J. Clark Salyer NWR and WMD      Buffalo Lake NWR      Cottonwood NWR      Lords Lake NWR      Rabb Lake NWR      School Section Lake NWR      Williw Lake NWR      Wintering River NWR	National Wildlife Refuges Detailed Refuge Map with Counties and Roads (94 KB) Wetland Management Districts Detailed Wetland Management District map with county lines
	Kulm WMD      Bone Hill Creek NWR      Dakota Lake NWR      Maple River NWR Long Lake NWR      Wetland Management District      Florence Lake NWR      Slade NWR      Appert Lake NWR      Canfield Lake NWR      Hutchinson Lake NWR      Lake George NWR      Springwater NWR      Sunburst Lake NWR	Tewaukon NWR and WMD      Storm Lake NWR      Wild Rice Lake NWR Upper Souris NWR

North Dakota contains 63 National Wildlife Refuges, more than any other state.  These 63 refuges encompass more than 290,000 acres.  In addition, there are 11 Wetland Management Districts with over 254,000 acres of Waterfowl Production Areas.

Chase Lake NWR has the largest breeding colony of white pelicans in North America.

Two major geological areas divide Devils Lake WMD.   The Northeastern Drift Plain, consisting of many shallow potholes or lakes scattered among rolling hills, covers the western two-thirds of Devils Lake, while an old lake bed, a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz, covers the Red River Valley in the east.

J. Clark Salyer NWR is the largest Refuge in North Dakota and most diverse in terms of habitat.  The Refuge includes freshwater marshes, open grasslands, riparian corridors, flood plains, wet meadows, and a sandhill formation with an oak/aspen forest and sand prairie.

Cultural resources at Lake Ilo NWR show over 11,000 years of continuous occupation.

One of the highest known populations of sharp-tailed grouse in the U.S. is found at Lostwood NWR.

The diversity of bird life at Long Lake NWR has brought national recognition to the area as one of the nation's top ten birding "hot spots".

Sullys Hill National Game Preserve offers great opportunities to see and photograph large game animals and a variety of neotropical birds occupying the forested habitat.

Tewaukon NWR is the only refuge in North Dakota in the northern tallgrass prairie pothole region. Unique butterfly species such as the Dakota Skipper and Regal Fritillary; birds including bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, upland sandpipers and northern harriers; and plant species consisting of big bluestem, Indian grass, porcupine grass, blazing star, coneflowers and lead plant can be found there.

Upper Souris NWR provides visitors with many hours of enjoyable outdoor activities including fishing, hunting, birdwatching, wildflower identification, canoeing, picnicking, wildlife photography and berry picking.

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