Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Size |
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18,300 acres, including a 4,500 acre lake |
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36289 State Highway 65 N46 32.276, W93 17.050 |
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Sunrise - Sunset, including federal holidays |
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No fee No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee |
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Hiking Trails |
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Hunting |
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Deer by archery or muzzleloader or by firearm with a permit holder in area 901 only; American Woodcock, Common Snipe, Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, snowshoe hare, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and fox squirrel. See Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Regulations for details. |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains |
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| Ecological Subsection | St. Louis Moraines |
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| Land Type Association | Moose-Willow Peatlands Rice Lake Moraine |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Beaver Wetland Complex Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Eastern) Central Rich Dry Pine Woodland Central Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest Northern Floodplain Forest Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Northern Poor Conifer Swamp Northern Poor Fen Northern Rich Alder Swamp Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Northern Rich Mesic Hardwood Forest Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Eastern Basin) Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) Northern Shrub Shore Fen Northern Terrace Forest Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp Northern Wet Ash Swamp Northern Wet Cedar Forest Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest Northern Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest Sedge Meadow Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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Upland hardwood forrest, lowland hardwood forest, grassland, brushland, cropland, marsh, bog, open water (lake) |
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| Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge 2 Wheels 1 Compass |
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Sep 19, 2021 So you're looking for a place far out of town where you can get in touch with nature for free? Look no further than the Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge. Our Federal tax payer dollars keep this refuge open to the public for free! This video goes into how it was created, the significance it carries for the local Native Americans, and what you can go and find. The park itself was created as a way to give depression-era Americans a place to work while also conserving the natural ambiance of the region. If you're looking for a good hike or a good place to fish that exhibits little to no impact of mankind, Rice Lake is a great place to start. |
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| Nearly a Million ducks! Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota: wildlife video Sparky Stensaas |
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Nov 4, 2020 A new one-day world record count for Ring-necked Ducks! Nearly 900,000 Ringnecks counted at northern Minnesota's Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge on October 26, 2019. This is a MAJOR stopover for many ducks, but especially Ringnecks. 25% of the World's population was here on this day! Filmed in cooperation with the Fish & Wildlife Service. Refuge manager Walt Ford talks about the importance of Wild Rice (Zizania aquatic) to migrating waterfowl and he also details the day they counted over a million ducks on the refuge. Filmed with Panasonic GH5 at super slow motion (180fps in HD), GoPro 5, iPhone 7+ www.thephotonaturalist.com www.sparkyphotos.com |
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| Goin’ To The Lake: Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge WCCO - CBS Minnesota |
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Jul 9, 2015 Liz Collin and Chris Shaffer visit one of the best spots in the state for waterfowl. WCCO 4 News At 6 – July 9, 2015 |
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Migrating Waterfowl
Between 100,000 and 250,000 waterfowl, mostly Ring-necked Duck, stop here each fall during their migration.
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