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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Your Outdoor Heritage Fund at Work

Click the photo cards to view highlights of the US Fish and Wildlife Service's work in partnership with Outdoor Heritage Fund projects.

American coot along the water at Lubenow Waterfowl Production Area.

Waterfowl Production Areas

OHF programs acquire and restore Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) across Minnesota in partnership with USFWS.

Prairie Pothole Region, Minnesota

Public Domain photo from USFWS

Baby bird in a wetland.

Reimagining Wetland Restoration in Minnesota

West-Central Minnesota

Public Domain photo from USFWS

Staff monitoring endangered fish species at Northern Tallgrass Prairie.

Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

Western Minnesota

Public domain photo from USFWS

A handful of various plant seeds.

Minnesota Native Seed Consortium

Becker County, MN

Public domain photo from USFWS

A sign that reads “Clean water land & legacy amendment. For more information: www.legacy.leg.mn” There is a stone wall, trees and a dirt path behind the sign..

Ike's Creek Landscape: Wildlife Wonders

Bloomington, MN

Public domain photo: Kara Zwickey/USFWS

Upper Otter Trail Highway 10 crossing upstream.

Upper Otter Tail River Connectivity Project: Minnesota

Becker County, MN

Public domain photo from USFWS

US Fish and Wildlife Service homepage. Legacy Amendment homepage.