Rydell National Wildlife Refuge

Aug 1, 2015

This short film provides a brief visual introduction to the Visitor Center at the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Erskine Minnesota. The Visitor Center is a wonderful Interpretive, Environmental, and Educational Resource located at the Rydell Refuge. Many volunteers are 'Friends of the FRGRRA (Rydell and Glacial Ridge Refuges Association, Inc.). Filmed at Erskine, Minnesota (29 July 2015).

Jul 2, 2017

POLK COUNTY, MN (iNewZ.TV) If you're looking for a quick trip this Fourth of July weekend, the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge is just an hours drive east of Grand Forks.

Jul 13, 2020

The Rydell National Wildlife Refuge is an 2,120-acre (9 km2) National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota, located in Woodside Township, Polk County, just west of Erskine in northwestern Minnesota. It was established in 1992. The refuge is a combination of maple/basswood/oak forest, wetlands, tallgrass prairie and bogs.

Wildlife comes first on national wildlife refuges; all human activities must be compatible with the needs of wildlife. Six activities are encouraged when appropriate: hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, environmental education and interpretation. Rydell Refuge offers all of these, and more!

Jun 24, 2011

For the last sixteen years Options has managed a deer hunt for people with disabilities in collaboration with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rydell National Wildlife Refuge in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This story which aired on Lakeland News on October 21, 2003 presents a closer look at hunting opportunities for anyone with a disability.

Jun 27, 2021