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Various brochures related to the Crosby Wetland Management District and recreation in North Dakota.
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Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the Crosby Wetland Management District. Headquarters for the district offers the following public services:

  • A small contact station with local hunting and wildlife viewing information.
  • Educational brochures, including a map of the Waterfowl Production Areas.
  • Environmental education programs for local schools and groups (contact refuge manager).
  • Administration of cooperative agriculture programs.
  • Issuance of Special Use Permits.
  • Project reviews related to energy development when U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service interests are involved.
  • A Partners for Fish and Wildlife program for private landowners who are interested in conservation and funding opportunities on private land.
Larged-winged birds called sandhill cranes arrive in fields to feed at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
Cooperative Agriculture

Cooperative agriculture — partnering with farmers and ranchers to meet wildlife management objectives — is a long-standing practice on national wildlife refuges (50 CFR 29.2). Cooperative agreements between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and farmers or ranchers may permit grazing by cattle...

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Agriculture
Species Management
Farmer/Rancher
Landowner - Commercial
Landowner - Individual
A beautiful green grassland with white flowers in bloom under a partly cloudy sky
Grassland Easements

In the United States, the Prairie Pothole Region is located within the northern Great Plains in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Characterized by thousands of shallow, glacially formed wetlands known as potholes, the Prairie Pothole Region provides habitat for...

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Consultation and Technical Assistance
Financial Assistance
Dozens of waterfowl flying over a grassy wetland
Wetland Easements

In the United States, the Prairie Pothole Region is located within the northern Great Plains in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Characterized by thousands of shallow wetlands known as potholes, the Prairie Pothole Region provides habitat for globally...

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Consultation and Technical Assistance
Financial Assistance
Land Management and Conservation Assistance