Features
Make Way for Mexico
Have you noticed groups of monarchs? They are getting ready to migrate and will be arriving at their wintering grounds about Halloween.
Track Their Journey
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
This three-minute introduction to the refuge contains footage from the Seney Natural History Association film, "The Wonder of Nature.”
Introduction to Seney National Wildlife Refuge
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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!
Seney Natural History Association
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 UnitAbout the Complex
Seney National Wildlife Refuge also manages the Huron, Harbor Island, Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuges and the Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area.
Seney is managed as part of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge.
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
Each year the Seney National Wildlife Refuge hosts a peoples' choice photo contest. Check out the photos submitted this year and cast your vote for your favorite.
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December 07, 2015Learn more about the ongoing studies at Seney, including cooperative projects on forest ecology and management, disturbance ecology, colonial waterbird population dynamics, peer-reviewed published papers, etc. Pictured: common tern colony at St. Ignace.
2015 Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Related Research
Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers can be found at the refuge year-round. Although difficult to tell apart, the downy woodpecker is smaller than the hairy and its beak is noticeably shorter. Look for these birds hopping up and down the trunks and branches of trees searching for insects.
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Page Photo Credits — Misty Morning Sunrise, © Candice Massey, Staff and Intern - USFWS, Common Loon with Chicks - Dan Irizarry/2011 Photo Contest, 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, Hunting Camp - USFWS, Common Tern Colony, USFWS, Downy Woodpecker, © Naji Hussenini
Last Updated: Sep 09, 2016
Events
Youth in the Outdoors
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October 08, 2016Now accepting registration for "Youth in the Outdoors". Kids age 7 - 17 will more about nature. Scouts may even earn badges.
Youth in the OutdoorsFall Morning Tours
September 09, 2016Join us September 9 & 23, & October 14 at 10:00 am to experience a guided tour of the Refuge. The tour will last about 2 1/2 hours.
Fall Morning Tours