Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Description

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in Aitkin County in east central Minnesota, about five miles south of the community of McGregor. It was established in 1935 to preserve valuable habitat for waterfowl. The most important resource on the refuge is Rice Lake itself, a shallow, 3,600-acre wild rice-producing lake. The refuge has been designated as a Globally Important Bird Area by the American Bird Conservancy due to the importance of the lake and its wild rice as a food source to migrating waterfowl, especially ring-necked ducks.

Contacts

Phone
+12187682402

Address:
36289 MN-65, McGregor, MN 55760

Website:
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Rice_Lake/