Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
46°15′20″N 101°56′47″W / 46.25556°N 101.94639°W / 46.25556; -101.94639[1]Area 800 acres (320 ha) Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Parks National Historic Sites National Wildlife Refuges National Grasslands U.S. Wilderness Areas Other Federal State
Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is an 800-acre (320 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[2][3] Pretty Rock NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources.[4] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Pretty Rock NWR from their offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.[5] This isolated refuge is 10 mi (16 km) south of New Leipzig, North Dakota and has been known as a temporary resting place for migrating whooping cranes. In 2002, six adults and one juvenile crane were spotted on the refuge.[6]
References
- ^ "Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (pdf). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. p. 25. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ New Leipzig South, ND (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Examples of Conservation Easements". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "North Dakota National Wildlife Refuges". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Ron (October 17, 2002). "Whoopers make stop in New Leipzig area". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
External links
- Audubon National Wildlife Refuge: About the Complex
- Oh Ranger: Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
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Protected areas of North Dakota
- Appert Lake
- Ardoch
- Arrowwood
- Audubon
- Bone Hill
- Brumba
- Buffalo Lake
- Camp Lake
- Canfield Lake
- Chase Lake
- Cottonwood Lake
- Dakota Lake
- Des Lacs
- Florence Lake
- Half-Way Lake
- Hiddenwood
- Hobart Lake
- Hutchinson Lake
- J. Clark Salyer
- Johnson Lake
- Kellys Slough
- Lake Alice
- Lake George
- Lake Ilo
- Lake Nettie
- Lake Otis
- Lake Patricia
- Lake Zahl
- Lambs Lake
- Little Goose
- Long Lake
- Lords Lake
- Lost Lake
- Maple River
- McLean
- Pleasant Lake
- Pretty Rock
- Rabb Lake
- Rock Lake
- Rose Lake
- School Section Lake
- Shell Lake
- Sheyenne Lake
- Sibley Lake
- Silver Lake
- Slade
- Snyder Lake
- Springwater
- Stewart Lake
- Stoney Slough
- Storm Lake
- Stump Lake
- Sunburst Lake
- Tewaukon
- Tomahawk
- Upper Souris
- White Horse Hill National Game Preserve
- White Lake
- Wild Rice
- Willow Lake
- Wintering River
- Wood Lake
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