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Description:
The specific purpose of this district is to expand the FWS effort to acquire and manage Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA) in Lincoln and Lyon Counties. In addition to WPA acquisition, private land resource interests are served through involvement with Department of Agriculture programs in a technical assistance role and also through Service wetland restoration projects on private lands. Currently there are six WPAs, two FmHA conservation easements and four wetland or habitat protection easements totaling 1748 acres in these two counties. The area remains a critical waterfowl breeding and migration area and offers great potential for a large number of resource protection/enhancement projects within several watersheds all entering into the Minnesota River. Directions:
The refuge office/visitor center and maintenance facility are located approximately 8 miles east of Ortonville, Minnesota (South Dakota border)and half a mile west of Odessa, Minnesota. From Highway 7/75, take Big Stone County Road 19 south approximately three-quarters of a mile.
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