Features
What's happening
on the Refuge.
News Releases
Summer of Paddling
Summer 2012 is the year to experience a paddling trip on the Refuge.
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Fall Flights
If weather permits, during fall waterfowl migration, fall flights are conducted to estimate bird use.
Surveys
Field Notes
Read about the latest conservation work at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge and other National Wildlife Refuges.
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Capoli Slough Habitat Project
This project includes constructing eleven islands, a riffle
channel, and emergent wetlands.
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About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
Learn more about the NWRS
Flights are flown through the fall waterfowl migration to determine bird use.
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