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620-acre county park with zoo featuring rehabilitated native wildlife, a nature center and campsites Prairie Wetlands Learning Center at Fergus Falls Wetland Management District: Fergus Falls: Otter Tail: Central: Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4 miles of trails Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center: Spicer: Kandiyohi ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks , state forests , recreational trails , and recreation areas as well as managing minerals , wildlife , and forestry ...
The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (5,666 ha) National Wildlife Refuge in eastern and central Minnesota. Located just south of the city of Minneapolis , it is one of fourteen Regional Priority Urban Wildlife Refuges in the nation.
What's the state of Minnesota's vast wildlife community? Minnesotans have an opportunity to get answers from state specialists next week. On Aug. 17, the Department of Natural Resources says it ...
Audubon Minnesota includes the refuge in its Lac qui Parle-Big Stone Important Bird Area (IBA). [3] In the spring, upwards of 75,000 ducks and 84,000 geese have been counted. Dominant species include Canada goose , mallard , blue-winged teal , gadwall , green-winged teal , lesser scaup , and ring-necked duck .
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources discontinued large-scale breeding programs and changed its focus to improving habitat and providing nesting cover and food. As of 2009, the wildlife management area contains a 4,500-acre (1,800 ha) sanctuary that is closed to all hunting and trespassing. [2]
Nov. 27—A deer harvested during the opening weekend of firearms season near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The hunter harvested the adult male ...
The 8 units owned by the US Fish Wildlife Service account for nearly 3,000 acres (2,451 acres in Minnesota and 352 acres in Iowa). [2] Field administration of all units acquired for the refuge will occur from eight existing Fish and Wildlife Service Wetland Management District and National Wildlife Refuge offices scattered throughout the ...