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Litchfield
Wetland Management District
Contacting
the Office:
District
Manager: Scott Glup
Email: MidwestNews@fws.gov
22274 615th Avenue
Litchfield, MN 55355
Phone: 320-693-2849
Fax: 320-693-2326
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal
Relay)
The
District office is located 3 miles south of Litchfield on 615th Avenue
View Wetland profile page
District
Facts
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Established:
1978
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Waterfowl
Production Areas: 151 units totaling 34,332 acres
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Easements:
501 totaling 11,969 acres
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Counties
in district: Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Stearns, Todd and
Wright
Financial
Impact
Natural
History
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Landscape
dotted with thousands of small wetlands or “prairie potholes,” created
by glaciers
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Prior
to settlement, this area was a paradise for waterfowl, prairie chickens, whooping cranes, bison, wolves and other prairie wildlife
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Agriculture
changes to the landscape included the loss of most native prairie and the drainage of over 70 percent of the small wetlands
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The area
remains a critical waterfowl production and migration area
District
Objectives
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Acquire,
develop and manage habitat for waterfowl production and other migratory birds
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Provide
habitat for native plants and animals, especially endangered species
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Assist
private landowners with restoration of wetlands and grasslands
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Provide
wildlife-dependent recreation and education
Highlight
The District
contains diverse native habitats, from native forest in the northeast to the tallgrass prairie in the south and west, with the transition zone in between.
Priorities
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Improve
and expand capability to establish
and maintain high quality wildlife habitat by restoring cropland
and low quality grasslands to native grasslands
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Improve
the quality of native grasslands through the increased planting of forbs and the removal of woody vegetation
Public
Use Opportunities
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Trapping
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Hunting
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Wildlife
observation
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Interpretation
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Environmental
education
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Wildlife
photography
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