Features
Festival of Birds
Join us for the Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds May 16-19, 2013. Birdwatching tours, workshops, presentations and more!
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Field Notes
See the latest activities, events, and conservation work of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Field Notes
Prairie Fun Day
Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 10:00am–2:00pm at the Wetland District office located at 26624 N Tower Road, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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See the spectacular annual mating ritual of the Greater Prairie Chicken in an activity known as “booming”. This primitive ceremony pits bird against bird as male chickens stake out territory to attract hens for mating. The most dominate and aggressive males will hold the center of the “booming ground”, which is called a lek.
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