The district manages hundreds of federally owned waterfowl productions areas in Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman and Polk Counties in northwest Minnesota. The district is divided into three general landscape areas: the Red River Valley floodplain, the glacial moraine/prairie pothole region, and the hardwood/coniferous forest.
Two male prairie chickens on a lek
Refuge “Boomer Blind” Available to Public

A prairie chicken viewing blind is available to the public on Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge this spring. From the blind, observers can see the spectacular annual mating ritual of the Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) in an activity known as “booming”.
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      A beautiful green grassland with white flowers in bloom under a partly cloudy sky

      In the United States, the Prairie Pothole Region is located within the northern Great Plains in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Characterized by thousands of shallow, glacially formed wetlands known as potholes, the Prairie Pothole Region provides habitat for...

      Dozens of waterfowl flying over a grassy wetland

      In the United States, the Prairie Pothole Region is located within the northern Great Plains in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Characterized by thousands of shallow wetlands known as potholes, the Prairie Pothole Region provides habitat for globally...

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      Waterfowl, grassland birds and stunning prairie wildflowers can be found in abundance on the district.