Features
Open Houses
Find out when the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is open for visitation.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers at Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge play an important role in protecting our nation's precious resources.
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FWS Journal
See the latest activities, events and conservation work at Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.
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Detroit River Hawk Watch
During the fall, hundreds of thousands of migrating hawks are systematically counted as they cross the lower Detroit River each year.
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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.
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Lake sturgeon are the only sturgeon species endemic to the Great Lakes basin and are the largest freshwater fish indigenous to that system.
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