If you enjoy getting outdoors and looking for wildlife, consider a visit to your nearest national wildlife refuge national wildlife refuge
A national wildlife refuge is typically a contiguous area of land and water managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and, where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Learn more about national wildlife refuge ! Seen as one of the most popular activities by refuge visitors, viewing a burrowing owl or mountain plover nesting within the resident prairie dog town is just some of the many opportunities on Hewitt Lake NWR. More commonly viewed wildlife for this area are long-billed curlews, Sprague's pipit, numerous waterfowl species and the occasional pronghorn.