U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as of September 30, 2007 On the cover: contamination from nuclear weapons With approximately 16 miles of trails, Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge production. thousands of acres of grassland habitat, (A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge and a beautiful mountain backdrop, System) Rocky Flats NWR contains a healthy Rocky Flats NWR will provide many expanse of grasslands, tall upland shrub opportunities for wildlife-dependent Established by the Rocky Flats National communities, and wetlands, including recreation such as hiking and wildlife Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 (Pub. L. rare, xeric tallgrass prairie. The refuge photography. In addition, the refuge 107-107, 115 Stat. 1012, 1380-1387), will be managed to restore and protect will contain visitor use facilities, a visitor Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge native ecosystems; provide habitat for, contact station, interpretive overlooks, officially became the newest national and population management of, native viewing blinds, and parking. The refuge wildlife refuge when the U.S. Department plants and migratory and resident will also provide environmental education, of Energy transferred nearly 4,000 wildlife (including birds, mammals, and a limited hunting program, acres to the Service. A former nuclear river-dependent species); conserving and interpretive programs. defense facility, Rocky Flats is located threatened and endangered species 16 miles northwest of Denver, CO, at the (including Preble’s meadow jumping Cover Photo By: intersection of Jefferson, Boulder, and mouse); and providing opportunities for ©Mike Mauro (Used with his permission) Broomfield Counties. Transfer of the land compatible scientific research. followed an extensive effort to clean-up Annual Report of Lands Under Control Of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service As of September 30, 2007 Message from the Director .....................................................................................................1 Key to Real Property Numbers ..................................................................................................2 Map of National Fish and Wildlife Management Areas ........................................................4 Map of Waterfowl Productions Areas ......................................................................................6 Significant Land Acquisition Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2007 ..................................7 Tables 1 Summary by Categories ...................................................................................................10 2 Summary by States, Associated Governments and Possessions ................................11 2A FY 2007 Summary by States, Associated Governments and Possessions ................12 3 National Wildlife Refuges ................................................................................................17 4 Waterfowl Production Areas .............................................................................................30 5 Coordination Areas ...........................................................................................................36 6 Administrative Sites ..........................................................................................................38 7 National Fish Hatcheries .................................................................................................40 8 Wilderness Areas in National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries .......43 9 Migratory Waterfowl Refuges on Federal Water Resource Projects .........................46 Notes .........................................................................................................................................48 Compiled by: Division of Realty Message from the Director As the National Wildlife Refuge System the most successful landscape-level On South Padre Island in Texas, we celebrates its 105th anniversary in 2008, conservation efforts in the United States. acquired more than 1,548 acres on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces Since its inception, and in combination Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife ever more complex land management with the Federal Duck Stamp Program, Refuge, an important staging area for issues—from water quality and quantity the Service has helped protect nearly peregrine falcons in the spring and fall to the long-term question of how climate 3 million acres of prairie habitat, an and a wintering area for endangered change will affect national wildlife invaluable natural resource. piping plovers. And at Red River National refuges. Yet, one fact remains constant: Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, we acquired The National Wildlife Refuge System A few of our acquisitions in 2007 are 1,422 acres that will increase the refuge’s is the conservation jewel in America’s especially notable. We accepted the already high quality waterfowl habitat. system of public lands. transfer of more than 3,960 acres from the A portion of the land was acquired as Department of Energy for establishment part of a carbon sequestration project For more than a century, the Refuge of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge that brought together the Service, The System, which spans more than 96 million in Colorado, the newest refuge within Nature Conservancy, The Conservation acres and 548 national wildlife refuges, the Refuge System. A former nuclear Fund, Detroit Editor Company and has helped to ensure the survival of our plant site––certified as clean by the Environmental Synergy, Inc. Nation’s fish, wildlife and plant resources Environmental Protection Agency before for the benefit of present and future the transfer took place––the refuge just Conservation cannot succeed without the generations. Our commitment to that northwest of Denver features rare xeric support of people who live and work on mission is unwavering. tallgrass grassland as well as habitat for the land. And to that end, we continue to migratory and grassland birds, mule deer work with private landowners interested This annual report presents our and an occasional elk. in and willing to protect their lands for all accomplishments in land acquisition. time. We are also turning our attention The future health and vitality of At Panther Swamp National Wildlife to cultivating and motivating a new America’s fish and wildlife depend in large Refuge in Mississippi, we acquired generation of conservationists. National measure upon the ability of the Refuge an 800-acre inholding of healthy wildlife refuges are places where we can System to conserve areas of highest bottomland hardwood forest and cypress- welcome youngsters and their families national priority. tupelo swamp that will allow us to as we help tomorrow’s leaders forge manage a contiguous block of forested personal and critical connections with This year, we also mark the 50th wetland. Through our continued and nature. anniversary of the Small Wetlands valued partnership with The Nature Program, which was created to stem the Conservancy, we acquired 2,286 acres at Each generation has its struggles—and rapid loss of important small wetlands Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in its singular achievements. May our and grassland habitat across our Prairie Arkansas—land that had been converted achievements be a legacy for generations Pothole Region. The Small Wetlands to agricultural use and will now be to come. Program has developed into one of restored to bottomland hardwoods. 1 2 3 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Fish and Wildlife Management Areas Division of Realty Regions 1, 2, 6, and 7 Location of Real Property 7 National Wildlife Refuge National Fish Hatchery Regional Office Regional Boundary 424 1292 566-1 45°0'0"N 308 292 45°0'0"N 6 1 35°0'0"N 35°0'0"N 2 1 1 115°0'0"W 105°0'0"W 95°0'0"W PRODUCED IN THE DIVISION OF REALTY WASHINGTON D.C. LAND STATUS CURRENT TO: 9/30/2007 0 125 250 500 MAP DATE: 12/26/2007 Miles BASEMAP: Autodesk Map MERIDIAN: N/A Kilometers FILE: mngmntareas1-2007.ai 0 200 400 600 4 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Fish and Wildlife Management Areas Division of Realty Regions 3, 4, and 5 Location of Real Property 90°0'0"W 80°0'0"W 45°0'0"N 923 1283 45°0'0"N 3 5 35°0'0"N 4 35°0'0"N 25°0'0"N National Wildlife Refuge 4 4 National Fish Hachery Regional Office Regional Boundary 90°0'0"W 80°0'0"W PRODUCED IN THE DIVISION OF REALTY WASHINGTON D.C. LAND STATUS CURRENT TO: 9/30/2007 0 125 250 500 MAP DATE: 12/26/2007 Miles BASEMAP: Autodesk Map MERIDIAN: N/A Kilometers FILE: mngmntareas2-2007.ai 0 200 400 600 5 6 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wetland Management Districts of the National Wildlife Refuge System Waterfowl Production Area Counties Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin 115°0'0"W 110°0'0"W 105°0'0"W 100°0'0"W 95°0'0"W 90°0'0"W 85°0'0"W 80°0'0"W 55°0'0"N 70°0'0"W 55°0'0"N Maine Carlton 45°0'0"N 45°0'0"N Pond WPA 50°0'0"N Chase Lake Prairie Project 50°0'0"N Arrowwood Northeast Crosby J. Clark Devils Lake Northwest Bowdoin Montana Salyer Montana Detroit Benton Lake 70°0'0"W Lostwood Audubon Lakes Valley North Dakota Tamarac Montana Long City Litchfield Charles M. Russell Audubon Lake Tewaukon Fergus Kulm Falls Minnesota Michigan Sand Lake Morris St. Waubay Litchfield 45°0'0"N South Dakota Croix 45°0'0"N Wisconsin Idaho Lacreek Huron Big Stone Minnesota Madison Valley Windom Michigan Lake Andes Wyoming Iowa Leopold Michigan Oxford Slough WPA Iowa Iowa Nebraska Rainwater Basin Illinois