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2,120 acres |
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17788 349th Street SE N47 39.487, W96 5.600 |
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Refuge: Dawn - dusk for all approved outdoor activities Trails: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset, except during scheduled deer hunts |
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No fee No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee |
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7 miles |
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Hunting |
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Deer by archery and numerous upland game species. See Hunting - Rydell National Wildlife Refuge for details. |
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Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | Minnesota and NE Iowa Morainal |
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Ecological Subsection | Aspen Parklands |
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Land Type Association | Beach Ridges Brooks Lake Plain Erskine Till Plain Goodridge Lake Plain |
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Bur Oak - Aspen Forest Meadow - Marsh - Fen -Swamp Complex Northern Shrub Shore Fen Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Aspen) Forest |
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* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Glacial Ridge & Rydell National Wildlife Refuges USFWS Midwest Region |
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Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Elizabeth Almlie |
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Prairie Life: Rydell NWR Visitor Center Carl Barrentine |
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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). |
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FREE HIDDEN TREASURE: Rydell National Wildlife Refuge iNewZ TV |
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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. |
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Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Outdoor Nomad |
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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! |
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Disabled Hunters Hunt at Rydell Wildlife Refuge.m4v Lakeland PBS |
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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. |
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Rydell National Wildlife Refuge - Bike Adventure Doug Skramstad |
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