Features
Auto Tour Road Open!
The Auto Tour Road is once again open to vehicles!
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Women's Outdoor Clinic
Open to women interested in learning about outdoors, hunting, archery, and firearms!
Women's Outdoor Clinic
Eagle Cam
The Friend's of KNWR now have the Bald Eagle Cam running. Stop by the refuge to see the activity!
Eagle Cam Updates
All About Birds
Learn about some of the birds that make Kootenai NWR their home!
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Where is the Moose?
Find out the best time of day to see a moose and other mammals that roam the refuge!
Mammals
Featured Items
The "Blue Goose" has been adopted as the symbol of the National Wildlife Refuge System since 1936.
The Blue Goose HistoryAbout the Complex
From the channeled scablands, to the mixed-conifer forests, and diverse wetlands three uniquely different refuges comprise the Inland Northwest Refuge Complex.
Kootenai is managed as part of the Inland Northwest NWR Complex.
Learn more about the complex 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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News
July 19, 2013Come over to the dark side and discover bats!
Bat Program
September 21, 2013The Friends of Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge group will be hosting an art show/sale on Saturday September 21, 2013.
The final Comprehensive Conservation Plan has been published for Kootenai NWR.
Comprehensive Conservation Planning
The striking cinnamon colored head and light-blue wing patch make this dabbling duck a delight to see!
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., Cinnamon teal drake. -©Stan Bousson, Black-chinned Hummingbird. -©Stan Bousson, Pileated Woodpecker. - ©Stan Bousson, Bald Eagle. -©Stan Bousson, Refuge Overlook. -©Stan Bousson, Cow moose with calf. -©Stan Bousson, White-tail Buck. ©Stan Bousson, Puddles the Blue Goose. © Sharon Lindsay, Hummingbird with flower. - ©Stan Bousson
Last Updated: May 24, 2013