Features
Chase Lake Foundation
Seeks to be a link for persons to connect with the uniqueness of the Missouri Coteau landscape, habitat, communities, and people.
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Wilderness
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge is one of only two Wilderness Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System in North Dakota.
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Conservation in Action
The Chase Lake Prairie Project (CLPP) was dedicated in 1989 and is a national flagship project of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. The CLPP was established to enhance wildlife on public and private land, provide landowner incentives for sound soil and water management, and provide increased public awareness and recreational opportunities.
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About the Complex
Arrowwood Complex is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Chase Lake is managed as part of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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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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Partners for Fish & Wildlife
The Region 6 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program started in North Dakota in 1987 and has been expanded to all other Region 6 states since then. Partners for Fish and Wildlife's focus goes beyond waterfowl habitat.
Habitat restoration goals include:
Restoring habitat through voluntary partnerships with private landowners.
Implementing habitat restoration projects in partnership with State Fish and Wildlife agencies.
Restoring biological diversity on private lands and (FmHA) easement and fee title transfers with an emphasis on wetlands.
Assisting in the conservation and restoration of biological diversity on National Wildlife Refuges by conserving and restoring the ecosystems in which they are located.
Mountain Prairie Region PFW website
Chase Lake NWR is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of American white pelicans in North America.
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Page Photo Credits All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: Jan 21, 2015