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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The 30,700-acre (124 km 2) refuge protects mixed habitat types including oak savanna, Big Woods, and wetlands. The St. Francis River flows through the eastern side of the park. Over 230 species of birds, 58 species of mammals ...
The Rydell National Wildlife Refuge is an 2,120-acre (9 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota, located in Woodside Township, Polk County, just west of Erskine in northwestern Minnesota. It was established in 1992, and receives more than 7,800 visitors each year.
Big Stone Wetland Management District is a protected area encompassing scattered wetlands in Lincoln and Lyon Counties, Minnesota, United States.It is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service out of headquarters within Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.
Restorations of wetlands and prairies have reduced overland runoff and ditch flow during storms, improved water quality, and significantly altered the hydrologic cycle's flow rates. Between 2002 and 2015, there was a 14% decline in cropland, a 6% rise in wetlands, and a 19% increase in natural prairie as a result of wetland and prairie ...
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge; Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District; Morris Wetland Management District; N.
Black terns commonly nest in wetland areas. Eastern wild turkey were reintroduced to the refuge in 1995 and their population have since reached levels sustainable for hunting. Greater prairie-chickens were reintroduced between 1999 and 2005, but most settled off refuge. A sharp-tailed grouse lek was recorded on the refuge in 2007. [2]
Aerial view of Long Meadow Lake wetlands area Long Meadow in the Minnesota River Valley. This 2,400 acre (9.7 km 2) unit, on the left bank of the Minnesota River in Bloomington, is the most visited in the refuge. Lakes and ponds surrounded by wetlands are bordered by floodplain forest. [citation needed]
Pages in category "Wetlands of Minnesota" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge;