Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge

Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 22996 290th St NE
Middle River, MN 56737
Phone: 218-449-4115;
Fax: 218-449-3241;
Web: www.fws.gov/midwest/agassiz
Established: 1937.
Location: 12 miles north of Thief River Falls on Highway 32.
Facilities: Visitor center, auto tour route, trails, observation tower.
Activities: Hiking, hunting, educational programs, wildlife observation.
Special Features: The refuge is one of only two refuges in the lower 48 states with resident packs of eastern gray wolves.
Habitats: 61,500 acres of wetland, shrubland, forestland, grassland, and cropland.
Access: Open during daylight hours.
Wild life: Moose, gray wolves, ducks, Canada geese, Franklin's gulls, herons, egrets, cormorants, grebes, and white-tailed deer.

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