Vision: Manage wetland habitat at Bear River Refuge to provide a diversity of wetland types, a diverse and abundant population of aquatic macro invertebrates,and a range of aquatic plant communities from early to late successional stages.

To achieve that goal, the habitat should consist of a complex of wetland types with varying water depths, diverse plant communities and an abundance of aquatic invertebrates for foraging, resting and staging birds. The key to highly productive wetlands at Bear River Refuge is the amount of sago pondweed and alkali bulrush. These two species are good indicators of a mid-succession aquatic plant community.