Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice
Although most refuge lands and outdoor spaces have remained open for the public to enjoy, we encourage you to:
- Check local conditions on this website and call ahead for current information
- Follow current CDC safe practices by maintaining a safe distance between yourself and other groups
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze
- Most importantly, stay home if you feel sick
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Current Refuge Closures
In keeping with guidance from the CDC, we postponed reopening the visitor center for the season.
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Monarchs Getting Ready to Migrate
As fall approaches the migratory generation of monarchs will emerge.
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Seney Natural History Association
The Seney Natural History Association is the non-profit group that helps the refuge put on special events, hire interns, and much more!
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News
In compliance with state and federal guidance the visitor center's opening (including the Marshland Bookstore) will be suspended until further notice. In addition, all public events for the month of May and June have been cancelled, this includes Children’s Fishing Day. However, outdoor spaces remain accessible in accordance with the latest health guidance. The Marshland Wildlife Drive and Fishing Loop opened on May 15. More than 10 miles of foot paths are open for hiking. Many miles of backcountry roads are open for hiking or bicycling. Access to outdoor areas may close if conditions change.
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If you would like a guided tour but don't have time to take one of our tours consider downloading our Tour Seney App. Discover new facts about the refuge's wildlife, management practices, history and more. This app needs to use your location as you hike/drive/bike to direct you to sites within the refuge. Once downloaded it can function with our without cell phone service. We hope you enjoy!
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Love learning about nature? Love doing things outdoors? Love playing games on your smart phone? We’ve got just the thing for you! Agents of Discovery is an app you play outdoors on your smart phone. Be one of our secret agents and learn all about adaptations on the refuge or take the fishing challenge!
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Are you wondering what you will see while visiting the Seney National Wildlife Refuge? Check our Recent Sightings and Guides page to see sightings recorded by staff and visitors using eBird or iNaturalist. Electronic field guides specific to the refuge can also be found here.
Recent Sightings and Guides
Whitefish Point Unit
The Whitefish Point Unit (53 acres) of Seney National Wildlife Refuge is located about 11 miles north of Paradise, Michigan. The unit is a stop-over for birds migrating to and from Canada.
Whitefish Point Unit
About the Complex
Seney National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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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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Page Photo Credits – Misty Morning Sunrise, © Candice Massey, Monarch Caterpillar, Sara Giles/USFWS, Common Loon with Chicks - Dan Irizarry/2011 Photo Contest, Yellow-rumped Warbler, © Larry McGahey, Stream Invertebrates Class - Jan Barrett/USFWS, Snowy Owl Eating a Grebe, Sara D'Angelo/2012 Photo Contest - 2nd Place Wildlife Category, Pileated Woodpecker Chicks - Jeremy Maslowski/USFWS, Huron Island Lighthouse, Sara Giles/USFWS, Ruffed Grouse, © Conrad Warren., Yellow Warbler - © Keith Perish, Downy Woodpecker, © Naji Hussenini
Last Updated: Jul 30, 2020