The Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex is located in the

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and consists of numerous National Wildlife Refuges, all of which are managed by the

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but most of which are on private property, and are known as

Easement refuge An easement refuge is a special type of National Wildlife Refuge under the auspices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Such refuges exist on privately owned land, with the law of easements guaranteeing their status. On an easeme ...

s. Landowners generally agree to abide by regulations imposed by the U.S. Government. The refuges are located in the central sections of North Dakota. The complex is managed from the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge and includes the following National Wildlife Refuges: * Audubon National Wildlife Refuge *

Audubon Wetland Management District Audubon Wetland Management District is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and consists of 123 Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), 8 National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), and numerous wetland and grassland easements and over 100 separate wetland ...

Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The refuge is an Easement refuge that is entirely on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to prot ...

(easement refuge) * Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge) *

Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. of the refuge are public while the remaining is an easement on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperat ...

(easement refuge) *

Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The refuge is an Easement refuge that is entirely on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to prot ...

(easement refuge) *

Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge is an National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The refuge is an Easement refuge that is entirely on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to ...

(easement refuge) *

Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Lost Lake NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the ...

(easement refuge) *

McLean National Wildlife Refuge McLean National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. A little less than half the acreage of McLean NWR is on public lands, while the rest is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but ...

(easement refuge) * Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge) *

Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge is an National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Sheyenne Lake NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to pr ...

(easement refuge) *

Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the C ...

(easement refuge) *

White Lake National Wildlife Refuge White Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. White Lake NWR is entirely on public land and in a very remote region. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees White Lake NWR from thei ...

(easement refuge) *

Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and is managed from Audubon National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge consists of Lake Ilo, surrounding wetlands and some upland ...

References

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge: About the Complex
National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-protected-area-stub