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The Fergus Falls Wetland Management District is a protected area in the U.S. state of
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
. It was established in 1962 with the initiation of the Accelerated Small Wetlands Acquisition Program. It is located in west central Minnesota and includes the counties of
Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
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Grant Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom * Castle Grant United States * Grant, Alabama * Grant, Inyo County, ...
, Otter Tail, Wadena and Wilkin. The mission of the district is to identify, protect, and restore the
tallgrass prairie The tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem native to central North America. Historically, natural and anthropogenic fire, as well as grazing by large mammals (primarily bison) provided periodic disturbances to these ecosystems, limiting the encroachm ...
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wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
ecosystem and associated habitats and to provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and environmental education. For this purpose, the district currently manages 216
waterfowl Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which i ...
production areas totaling , and 1,148 perpetual
easement An easement is a nonpossessory right to use and/or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it. It is "best typified in the right of way which one landowner, A, may enjoy over the land of another, B". An easement is a propert ...
s protecting of wetlands on private land. Thirty-nine perpetual wildlife habitat easements covering of wetland and grassland habitats on private land have also been obtained. In addition the District manages the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center which has innovative environmental education programs and a wide array of visitor opportunities all focused on understanding prairie wetlands and grasslands.


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{{authority control National Wildlife Refuges in Minnesota Protected areas of Douglas County, Minnesota Protected areas of Grant County, Minnesota Protected areas of Otter Tail County, Minnesota Protected areas of Wadena County, Minnesota Protected areas of Wilkin County, Minnesota Protected areas established in 1962 Wetlands of Minnesota Landforms of Douglas County, Minnesota Landforms of Grant County, Minnesota Landforms of Otter Tail County, Minnesota Landforms of Wadena County, Minnesota Landforms of Wilkin County, Minnesota 1962 establishments in Minnesota