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Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
On December 8, 2008 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy announced the addition of more than 3,500 acres of restored wetlands and prairies to Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge. This addition brings the total acres of wildlife habitat on the Refuge, located in northwestern Minnesota’s Polk County, to just more than 6,300. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased the land from The Nature Conservancy as the first of several acquisitions recently approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. The Commission – comprised of members of Congress and federal cabinet secretaries – recently authorized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to purchase a total of 18,118 acres for Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge.
General location of Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
On June 12, 2008 the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $4 million to purchase more than 18,000 acres of prairie wetland and associated grassland habitat for the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota – one of the largest purchases ever using dollars generated from Federal Duck Stamp sales and import duties on firearms and ammunition. Audio file of Glacial Ridge NWR Manager Dave Bennett talking about Glacial Ridge NWR
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Return of the Tallgrass Prairie - Story from Minnesota Public Radio
- Audio and video podcast by staff at the Grand Forks Herald.
.pdf map of recently acquired lands for Glacial Ridge NWR
.pdf map of authorized areas approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission |
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