The Auto Tour Route is currently closed to reduce disturbance to migrating waterfowl using the Core Area of the refuge. The Tour Route will be open again from May 9-18, 2025 in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a program called Partners for Fish and Wildlife that provides free technical and financial assistance to landowners, managers, tribes, corporations, schools and nonprofits interested in improving wildlife habitat on their land.
If you're interested in prairie, wetland, and/or oxbow restoration, please contact the Iowa Private Lands Coordinator: Drew Diallesandro, andrew_diallesandro@fws.gov, 515-994-3400
Visit Us
National wildlife refuges offer the outdoor enthusiast an opportunity to escape from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with nature. Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge has excellent ways for outdoor enthusiasts to connect with the natural world.
Location and Contact Information
- Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge1710 360th Street Titonka, IA 50480-7086
Our Species
More than 240 species of birds have been seen on Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, with more than 100 species known nest on the refuge. The refuge is the epicenter of trumpeter swan nesting in Iowa. Federally threatened prairie bush-clover and state endangered Blanding’s turtles are found on the refuge.