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Quick Facts

Refuge Facts

• Established: 1935

• Acres: 7,350

• Refuge is filling in due to siltation

• Large wintering area for bald eagles and snow geese

Financial Impact of Refuge

• Eight person staff

• 140,000 visitors annually

• FY 2004 Budget: $1.0 million

Natural History

• Refuge lies in the Missouri River floodplain

• Refuge protects a portion of a vast historic wetland basin that contained large marshes with meandering creeks that have since been straightened for agricultural drainage

• Refuge includes a portion of the loess hills, an unusual geologic formation caused by wind deposited soil, which hold some of the last remnants of native prairie

• Refuge hosts 301 bird species, 33 mammal species, and 35 reptile and amphibian species

Refuge Objectives

• Provide resting, nesting and feeding habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds

• Provide habitat for resident wildlife

• Protect endangered and threatened species

• Provide for biological diversity

• Provide public opportunities for outdoor recreation and environmental education

Habitat Management

• Wetland management and restoration

• Grassland management and restoration

• Forest management

• Outreach and environmental education

Public Use Opportunities

• Wildlife observation

• Environmental education

• Auto tour route

• Hiking

• Fishing

• Deer Hunting

• Mushroom picking

• Interpretation

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Last updated: April 2, 2009

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