What We Do
Wildlife conservation is at the heart of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It drives everything on U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service lands and waters managed within the Refuge System, from the purposes for which a 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 is established to the recreational activities offered to the resource management tools used. Using conservation best practices, the Refuge System manages Service lands and waters to help ensure the survival of native wildlife species.
Wildlife habitat is managed throughout the Bowdoin Wetland Management District by using tools such as prescribed fire, cooperative agriculture, and water control structures.
Management and Conservation
Refuges deploy a host of scientifically sound management tools to address biological challenges. These tools span active water management to wilderness character monitoring, all aimed at ensuring a balanced conservation approach to benefit both wildlife and people. At this field station, our conservation toolbox includes:
- Planning-Comprehensive Conservation Plan
- Habitat Restoration
- Agriculture
- Conservation Easements
- Compatibility Determinations
- Cultural Resources
- Education & Outreach
- Fire Management
- Grazing
- Human Dimensions
- Invasive Species
- Inventory and Monitoring
- Law Enforcement
- Pesticide Management
- Recreation Management
- Species Research
- Water Management
- Wildlife Health
Our Services
At this field station we offer the following public services:
- Handicap accessible hunting blind
- Cooperative Agriculture
- Special Use Permits
- Recreation
