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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge |
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 Rod Hansen/USFWS |
Refuge Overview: Located in southeast Missouri, Mingo National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve the last large section remaining in what was once a vast bottomland hardwood forest in Missouri’s bootheel region. The 21,746 acre refuge has been purchased primarily with Migratory Bird Conservation Funds, which include Federal Duck Stamp dollars. | |
| Wildlife and Habitat: Mingo National Wildlife Refuge lies in an ancient channel of the Mississippi River and encompasses a wide variety of habitat types, including bottomland hardwood forests (14,000 acres), upland hardwood forests, grasslands, croplands, moist soil units, marshes, and open water. The refuge also includes a wilderness area. An important stopover and wintering ground on the Mississippi Flyway, Mingo is managed primarily for migratory waterfowl. Thousands of ducks and geese (primarily mallards and Canada geese) take advantage of the refuge to rest and feed each year. | ||
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| Recreation Opportunities: Mingo
National Wildlife Refuge offers a number of recreation opportunities.
Environmental education events are held regularly, and nature trails
and interpretive sites located throughout the refuge make the area
an enticing destination for school groups, hikers, birders, and photographers.
Fishing and hunting (waterfowl, turkey, and upland small game) are
also allowed on the refuge during the appropriate seasons. |
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