McLean National Wildlife Refuge is a

National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge System is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the system of public lands and waters set aside to c ...

(NWR) in the U.S. state of

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

. A little less than half the acreage of McLean NWR is on public lands, while the rest is an

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 ...

and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources. The

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with oth ...

oversees McLean NWR from their offices at

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Audubon National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is the centerpiece of the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which includes nu ...

. Originally called Lake Susie NWR, the name of the refuge was changed to its current title in the 1990s.

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Oh Ranger: McLean NWR
Protected areas of McLean County, North Dakota National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota Easement refuges in North Dakota Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation {{NorthDakota-protected-area-stub