Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

Approval of the Refuge’s Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) in 2006 resulted in the refuge’s current closed area system consisting of twenty closed areas on the river and three sanctuaries. All refuge closed areas and sanctuaries are characterized by a closure to all migratory bird hunting. In addition to being closed to all migratory bird hunting,…

Friends and Volunteers, we would like to invite you to participate in a cleanup of the Prairie Island Dike in Winona from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10. The dike will be divided into 1/2 mile sections with two people assigned to each section. Dress for the weather, wear gloves, bring a…

Here is an informational flyer about new bait disposal canisters that have been deployed by Wabasha County. There are currently three “test” canisters, one is located at the Refuge’s Halfmoon Landing near Kellogg, MN. Click on the image to open the pdf.

Summer weather is upon us at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Upper Miss Refuge). If you are one of the many who are looking for activities to engage in, join us in participating in one or all five of these thirty-minute activities around the refuge. These locations are all open for…

Refuge Friends and Volunteers, we just learned that we will likely receive 1,500 tree seedlings next week. We will need to get them in the ground ASAP after delivery and need your help! These should be fairly easy to plant using a dibble bar (so no digging) but bending/squatting to plant the seedlings will be…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a 1,575-square foot home and 716 square foot garage located at 34632 Old Homer Road, Winona, MN for sale and removal. The main building is a wood frame, single level, three bedroom, one bathroom, structure built about 1959. A minimum bid of $100 will be required for the structure(s)…

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge has a new dock located at the Kieps Island boat launch, which was donated by the Trempealeau Refuge Friends group. Funds were generously donated to the group by the Bob Clark Family in memory of Judith Ann Clark. The dock was built as a wonderful place for visitors to observe migratory…

The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge invites everyone to participate in this year’s celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). The theme for this year’s installment of the annual celebration is “sing, fly, soar!” On May 8th, there will be six total group hikes guided by experienced birding volunteers. There won’t be any other event offerings…

Applications are being accepted until May 28 for the Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) program, a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The successful applicants will form the third cohort for this…

Celebrate Aldo Leopold Day with author and naturalist J. Drew Lanham as he presents “Coloring the Conservation Conversation” as part of the Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership’s Spring Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Friday, March 5 on Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/viterboethics. Lanham is the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a…