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.
Haying Opportunity
The Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District (WMD) is offering, to all eligible applicants, an opportunity to enter into a Cooperative Agricultural Agreement (CAA) to conduct haying on the Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Haying will be used to manage the grassland habitat and improve conditions for nesting waterfowl. Information regarding site specific treatments can be found on the following Notice of Cooperative Agriculture Opportunity.
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National wildlife refuges and wetland management districts offer us all a chance to unplug from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with our natural surroundings.
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Our Species
Waterfowl, grassland birds and stunning prairie wildflowers can be found in abundance on the district.