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The Mountain-Prairie Region consists of 8 states in the heart of the American west including Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a long tradition of scientific excellence and always uses the best-available science to inform its work to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitat for the benefit of the American public.
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National Wildlife Refuges
Where Wildlife Comes First
Created in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, today's National Wildlife Refuge System protects habitats and wildlife across the country, from the Alaskan tundra to subtropical wetlands. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Refuge System's 560-plus refuges cover more than 150 million acres and protect nearly 1,400 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
While national wildlife refuges were created to protect wildlife, they are for people too. Refuges are ideal places for people of all ages to explore and connect with the natural world. We invite you to learn more about and visit the national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Ecological Services
The Mountain-Prairie Region's Office of Ecological Services (ES) works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, ES personnel work with Federal, State, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to avoid, minimize, and mitigate threats to our Nation's natural resources.
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Migratory Birds
Providing leadership in the conservation of migratory bird habitat through partnerships, grants, and outreach for present and future generations. The Migratory Bird Program is responsible for maintaining healthy migratory bird populations for the benefit of the American people.
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Fish and Aquatic Conservation
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program in the Mountain-Prairie Region helps conserve, protect, and enhance aquatic resources and provides economically valuable recreational fishing to anglers across the country. The program comprises 12 National Fish Hatcheries.
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Law Enforcement
Law enforcement is essential to virtually every aspect of wildlife conservation. The Office of Law Enforcement contributes to Service efforts to manage ecosystems, save endangered species, conserve migratory birds, preserve wildlife habitat, restore fisheries, combat invasive species, and promote international wildlife conservation.
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External Affairs
External Affairs staff in the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides support to the regional office and field stations to communicate and faciliate information about the Service's programs to the public, media, Congress, Tribes, partners, and other stakeholders in the 8-state region.
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Land Protection Plans
Plans in progress | Plans completed | Open / close all
The Branch of Refuge Planning works with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staffs, partners, and the public to prepare land protection plans in the Mountain–Prairie Region. The Service uses land protection planning to study opportunities to conserve land through purchase, conservation easement, or long-term lease. We do land protection planning for individual land tracts as well as lands across a landscape.
We are working on land protection plans for the projects listed here. On each plan page, you will find a description of the project, the plan status, and how to get involved.
Proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area – Wyoming
Most land protection plans lead to a subsequent action that, when completed, results in a final project such as new tract of land added to a refuge. While we have completed many land protection plans for the Mountain–Prairie Region, the plans listed here are only those documents related to lands in the Refuge System where we still have other major planning efforts to complete, for example, a comprehensive conservation plan for a newly established refuge.
The plan page for each project has a summary of the plan, the full plan, and other planning information.
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Chandler Ranch land donation – Colorado 2009
- Baca NWR conceptual management plan – Colorado 2005
- Baca NWR land exchange – Colorado 2009
- Bear River Watershed Conservation Area – Idaho, Utah, Wyoming 2013
- Blackfoot Valley Conservation Area expansion – Montana 2010
- Centennial Valley Conservation Area – Montana 2001
- Charles M. Russell NWR refuge expansion environmental assessment – 2004
- Dakota Grassland Conservation Area – North Dakota, South Dakota 2011
- Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management Area grassland easement program – North Dakota 2000
- Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area – Kansas 2010
- Karl E. Mundt NWR Jonas Tract expansion environmental assessment– South Dakota 2005
- Marais des Cygnes NWR expansion – Kansas 2007
- Niobrara Confluence Conservation Area – Nebraska, South Dakota
- North Dakota Wildlife Management Area grassland easement program – North Dakota 2000
- Ponca Bluffs Conservation Area – Nebraska, South Dakota
- Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District expansion – Nebraska 2011
- Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area – Montana 2005
- Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area expansion – Montana 2010
- Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area – Colorado, New Mexico 2012
- San Luis Valley Conservation Area – Colorado, New Mexico
- Swan Valley Conservation Area – Montana 2010
- Waubay NWR Complex land exchange – South Dakota 2010
Page photograph: coneflowers in native prairie in North Dakota.
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