2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Phone: 507-831-2220 |
The Windom Wetland Management District, a land management office of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in Windom, Minnesota, was established in 1990 to preserve and protect habitat critical to waterfowl and other prairie wildlife.
The District manages 65 separate parcels of federally owned land called Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) within the twelve county management district. Together, the 65 WPAs encompass over 13,000 acres of land dedicated to wildlife and wildlife-dependent recreation.
The Windom Wetland Management District also manages the first fee title tract of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Touch the Sky Prairie is a nearly 800 acre unit of the Refuge dedicated to helping preserve native tallgrass prairie. Touch the Sky Prairie is located north of the city of Luverne in Rock County, Minnesota.
In addition to buying land for public use, the District also protects over 2,000 acres of privately owned wetland and grassland habitat by purchasing permanent easements that restore and protect habitat. The land remains in private ownership but protects the integrity of the wetlands and associated uplands for wildlife.
The District also works with private landowners to protect privately owned wetlands and prairies through the voluntary Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.
Click here to view the District Fact Sheet.
Windom WMD
49663 County Road 17
Windom, MN 56101
Phone: (507) 831-2220 **
Fax: (507) 831-5524
Mark Vaniman - District Manager
WindomWMD@fws.gov
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is an agency of the Department of the Interior. Our mission is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
** TTY users may reach all Wetland Management Districts in Minnesota through Minnesota's State Relay System by dialing 711 or (800) 627-3529 (V/TTY)
