Features
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Crew
Bear River is now accepting applications for the '17 YCC crew, due 4/21. New hire selection will take place 5/13. See link for more info.
YCC Flyer and Application
Celebrate Birds and Art, MAY 13th!
Join us May 13th for International Migratory Bird Day and the 2017 Utah Junior Duck Stamp Contest Ceremony! Call 435-723-5887 for more info.
Flyer: Celebrate Birds and Art
2017 Utah Jr. Duck Stamp Winner
This year's Best of Show is a depiction of Buffleheads by Sabrina Allen. Age 17.
Junior Duck Stamp Program
A Refuge for Birds and People
Bear River Refuge is an wetland oasis in a desert for wildlife and wild oasis for people.
Watch the Video
2017 Box Elder Bird Banner Project
The Refuge is once again sponsoring the annual Bird Banner Project. Open to K-8 graders in Box Elder County. See link for more details.
2017 Bird Banner Info and Entry Form
Upcoming Events
Join us May 13th for International Migratory Bird Day and the 2017 Utah Junior Duck Stamp Contest Ceremony! Call 435-723-5887 for more info.
Flyer: Celebrate Birds and Art2017 Box Elder Bird Banner Project
The Refuge is once again sponsoring the annual Bird Banner Project. Open to K-8 graders in Box Elder County. See link for more details.
2017 Bird Banner Info and Entry FormBear River Family News
On January 12th the Refuge lost one of our long-time volunteers and a member of our Friends board. Lee Shirley will be deeply missed by his refuge family. Our condolences go out to his family. Soar with the eagles and swim with the fish Lee.
ObituaryAbout 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.
Learn more about the NWRS
Important Things to Know
April 07, 2017Box Elder County and the Refuge have OPENED West Forest St. 2 miles west of I-15. The Auto Tour Loop also has been OPEN. Water levels have decreased for safe traveling. Please check back frequently for updates and feel free to call 435-723-5887 for more information and the most current updates.
Road & Water Conditions
The Wildlife Education Center is open 5 days a week! Tuesday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm and Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Want to know what birds are being seen on the Refuge? Click the link below for the most recent eBird sightings and Refuge surveys.
Bird Sightings
Delta Waterfowl Foundation is The Duck Hunters Organization, a leading conservation group working to produce ducks and secure the future of waterfowling in North America. Members volunteer and recreate on the Refuge.
Learn More Here
Bear River has several priority bird species dependent on the wetland habitats of the Refuge and the Great Salt Lake such as Cinnamon teal, White-faced ibis and Franklin's gulls.
Learn more
Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: May 03, 2017