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Agricultural Opportunities on Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA)
All Bids Due COB Friday, February 21, 2025 to the office*
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Grazing
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, Lake Andes, South Dakota has cooperative agriculture opportunities for grazing on Waterfowl Production Areas in Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, and Gregory counties for 2025, see list below. Bid forms may be obtained online with the link below or requested by calling the office at 605-546-8156. To be considered, applicants must complete and submit the bid form. Successful applicants will be selected through an open and competitive process. Winning bidders will be notified by February 28, 2025. For more information, please contact Liz Julian at 605-546-8156 or 605-481-9136 or by email at elizabeth_julian@fws.gov.
Aurora: Crystal Lake, Humphrey, Koch, Maine, Nielsen, Overweg, Schute, Sorenson, Stanley
Brule: Pipal
Charles Mix: Broken Arrow, Kafka, Koupal, Owens Bay, Raysby, Trout, Tucek, Van Zee, Varilek
Davison: Lindeman
Douglas: Broken Arrow, Coler, Denning, DeVelder, Huizenga, King, New Holland, Somek
Gregory: North Unit & South Unit Karl E. Mundt NWR
Farming
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, Lake Andes, South Dakota has cooperative agricultural opportunities for farming 56.8 acres on Star WPA in Douglas County for 2025. Applicants must complete and submit a bid sheet with a price for total years of each unit. Successful applicants will be ranked using a competitive bidding process. Winning bidders will be notified by February 28, 2025. For more information, please contact the Refuge Manager 605-546-8156.
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Haying
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, Lake Andes, South Dakota has cooperative agriculture opportunities for haying 59.6 acres on Koss WPA in Brule County for 2025. To be considered, applicants must complete and submit the bid form. Successful applicants will be selected through an open and competitive process. Winning bidders will be notified by February 28, 2025. For more information, please contact the Refuge Manager 605-546-8156.
