Environmental Assessment for Public Review
Refuge staff has completed an Environmental Assessment for a visitor center and education facility. This document is available here for public review. Comments will be taken through May 30.
Environmental Assessment (PDF)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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Compatibility Determination for Public Review
Refuge staff has completed a compatibility determination for a visitor center and education facility. This document is available here for public review. Comments will be taken through May 30.
Compatibility Determination (PDF)
Refuge wetlands provide habitat for up to 40 pairs of breeding sandhill cranes each year. The unison call of these tall, stately birds is a treat to hear in spring, and by mid-summer, an observant visitor may be treated to the sight of one or two rusty-colored ‘colts,’ following their parents and learning to forage on insects and other invertebrates.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: May 09, 2013