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This document contains monthly activity reports for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex from January to December of 1996. Each report outlines the highlights, activities, accomplishments, private lands enhancement and public uses of the refuge and wetland management district. A list of volunteer activities, a table of nesting success, the 1997 Annual Water Management Plan and 1996 Use Report, a list of pool elevations and acres, vegetation control records, and a list of trapping totals are attached.

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This cooperative agreement concerns a matter of drainage on lands adjacent to Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge. This agreement is between Mr. Harold Lee landowner, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife US DOI and Sargent County, ND.

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This document contains monthly activity reports for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex from January to December of 1993. Each report outlines the highlights, activities, accomplishments, private lands enhancement and public uses of the refuge and wetland management district. A list of volunteer activities, a table of nesting data, the 1994 Annual Water Management Plan and 1993 Use Report, a table of pool elevations and acres, a summary of vegetation control activities, and a bluebird report form are attached.

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This document is the water use reportmanagement plan for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex for 19901989. The plan includes discussion on water rights, water use for the year 1989, impoundment data, and plans for water levels in the pools during the year 1990 for reaching management objectives. A map of location for all management pools is also included in this plan.

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This plan considers fire on Minnesota Valley NWR as a tool for management and as a potential problem to be dealt with. This document discusses environmental impacts and alternatives covering implementation of fire management on the Refuge. The use of prescribed burning for manipulating vegetation to benefit wildlife and to maintain desirable plant communities is also presented. Burn unit charts and miscellaneous management forms are included.

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This document contains monthly activity reports for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex from January to December of 1995. Each report outlines the highlights, activities, accomplishments, private lands enhancement and public uses of the Refuge and Wetland Management District. A list of volunteer activities and an expense report are attached.

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This document contains monthly activity reports for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex from January to December of 1992. Each report outlines the highlights, activities, accomplishments, private lands enhancement and public uses of the refuge and wetland management district.

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The Necedah NWR Law Enforcement Plan clarifies U.S. Fish and Wildlife enforcement policies as they apply to the Refuge. It provides information about problems, responsibilities, procedures, and situations. Specific topics include: violations, warnings, searches, seizures, complains, and arrests.

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This brochure provides a brief overview of Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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This narrative report for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge summarizes refuge activities from September through December of 1961. The report begins with a summary of the weather and habitat conditions during this period. Qualitative and quantitative observations are documented for fish and wildlife including migratory birds, upland game birds, big game animals, fur animals, predators, rodents, other mammals and predacious birds. The report includes a refuge development and maintenance section which discusses physical development, plantings, collections and receipts of seed, and control of vegetation. A section on resource management is included in the report. The public relations section of the report explains recreational uses of the refuge, refuge visitors, refuge participation, hunting and violations. The report also reviews other items of interest and includes maps. Narrative report forms for species and population information in the refuge are provided. This report describes easement refuges for District 5A, which include Lake Elsie and Storm Lake. Waterfowl production areas are covered in the report.

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The Necedah NWR trapping plan outlines trapping areas, species, regulations, equipment, and seasons. This plan will allow harvest of a renewable natural resource without adverse impacts on furbearer populations or other Refuge resources. Trapping operations will not interfere with nontarget species.

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This narrative report for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge summarizes refuge activities from September through December of 1956. The report begins with a summary of the weather and water conditions during this period. Qualitative and quantitative observations are documented for fish and wildlife including migratory birds, upland game birds, big game animals, fur animals, predators, rodents, other mammals and predacious birds. The report includes a refuge development and maintenance section which discusses physical development, plantings, collections and receipts of seed. A section on economic use of refuge is included in the report. The public relations section of the report explains: recreational uses, refuge visitors, refuge participation, hunting and violations. The report also reviews other items of interest and includes photographs. Narrative report forms for species and population information and activities in the refuge are provided. This report describes easement refuges for District 5A, which include Lake Elsie, Storm Lake and Wild Rice Lake.

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The Horicon NWR Law Enforcement Plan clarifies U.S. Fish and Wildlife enforcement policies as they apply to the Refuge. It provides information about problems, responsibilities, procedures, and situations. Specific topics include: violations and drugs.

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The Necedah NWR Cropland Management Plan focuses on the production of supplemental grain and browse foods to maintain wildlife populations at approved objective levels. In addition, the prevention of undesirable brush and trees is emphasized. Division and management strategies are discussed.

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This document contains monthly activity reports for Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex from January to December of 1991. Each report outlines the highlights, activities, accomplishments, private lands enhancement and public uses of the refuge and wetland management district.

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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge was directed by the 1985 Annual Work Plan Advice to increase mallard and redhead production on the refuge. The limiting factor on mallards and redhead production is low nesting success caused by mammalian predation. Nesting success must be increased by separating or removing the predator from the nesting habitat. Four refuge management practices are proposed to accomplish this goal. They are direct predator reduction, electric fencing, duck nesting structures and an aversive agent study. The predator management program is intended to ultimately increase upland duck nesting success from the current 10 rate to approximately 50.

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The Sherburne NWR Cropland Management Plan focuses on the production of supplemental grain and browse foods to maintain wildlife populations at approved objective levels. In addition, the prevention of undesirable brush and trees is emphasized. Division and management strategies are discussed.

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The Agassiz NWR Cropland Management Plan focuses on the production of supplemental grain and browse foods to maintain wildlife populations at approved objective levels. In addition, the prevention of undesirable brush and trees is emphasized. Division and management strategies are discussed.

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The Necedah NWR Safety Plan discusses policies for the safety of the station employees, volunteers, and public. This plan seeks to identify and correct unsafe conditions and preclude unsafe acts through education and onthejob training. Contained in this plan are Refuge safety objectives, an emergency contact listing, details on equipment and training, and a list of general hazardous conditions.

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The Horicon NWR Safety Plan discusses policies for the safety of the station employees, volunteers, and public. This plan seeks to identify and correct unsafe conditions and preclude unsafe acts through education and onthejob training. Contained in this plan are Refuge safety objectives, an emergency contact listing, details on equipment and training, and a list of general hazardous conditions.

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This plan provides information on the background, objectives and management strategy for Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.

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This is a plan to obtain useful parameters related to the distribution, abundance, and population dynamics of the species of wildlife inhabiting Necedah NWR. The objectives of this plan are to 1 standardize inventory procedures, thereby increasing the accuracy of data collected; 2 provide guidelines specific to Necedah Refuge for the collection of wildlife population data; 3 provide necessary information to evaluate habitat management practices designed to accomplish refuge objectives; and 4 determine the estimated time required and associated costs of each inventory procedure.

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The purpose of this Addendum is to clarify actions that will be taken under the selected alternative for the Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment that was approved on March 22, 2002 when a Finding of No Significant Impact FONSI was signed. This includes documenting the need for fuels management treatments, including specifically the use of mechanical fuels treatments on Necedah National Wildlife Refuge while reaffirming these needs based upon the context of previously written and approved management plans and the construction of a fire break trail on the Eastern boundary of the Refuge.

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The Minnesota Valley NWR Sign Plan explains how signs are used on the Refuge to help guide and educate visitors. An inventory of current signs is given as well as a list of sign needs. The following types of signs are discussed: entrance, information, regulatory, kiosk, interpretive, advance notice, and boundary. Photographs, sign diagrams, and maps are included.

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As outlined in the Refuges trapping plan, the desirability of trapping furbearers on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge will be determined on the basis of: population levels, public interest in trapping, impacts, both beneficial and deleterious, of furbearers on the Refuge; potential disease problems; and impacts of trapping on furbearer populations and nontarget species.