Arrowwood
Plan Your Visit
National Wildlife Refuge System lands offer us a chance to unplug from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with our natural surroundings. Spring and summer at Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge are great for wildlife viewing, photography, fishing, and non-motorized boating. In fall and winter, many visitors enjoy hunting, snowshoeing, and ice fishing.
7780 10th Street SE Pingree, ND 58476-9511
Activities
Services
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge provides a visitor center featuring native habitat exhibits and public restrooms. The outdoor Warbler Woodland Watchable Wildlife Area offers birding and lakeshore viewing. Additionally, the refuge provides two grouse viewing blinds by reservation for observing spring courtship rituals. Managers utilize cooperative agricultural practices, including haying and grazing, to manage and enhance grassland habitats.
About
Established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife, this 15,973-acre refuge is an important stopover for species journeying north and south. It protects prairie grassland and wetland habitats across a 14-mile span of the James River Valley. The refuge is managed as part of the Eastern North Dakota Complex and focuses on the conservation, management, and restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources for future generations.
What We Do
Refuge staff manage upland and wetland habitat to benefit resident and migratory species, as well as federal and state-listed threatened and endangered species. Prairie habitats are often managed through a prescribed application of grazing and fire that favor development of robust and diverse native grass stands favorable to waterfowl and upland bird nesting. Arrowwood plant and animal communities are continually being studied. Research and monitoring projects are carefully designed to provide baseline data, monitor trends in populations, and measure management effectiveness. Through partnerships and community involvement, we are committed to working with others to balance the needs of both wildlife and people.
Our Species
Numerous species of waterfowl and shorebirds can be observed in great numbers at the Refuge during peak spring and fall migration. Summer months also provide excellent viewing opportunities of local breeding birds and other wildlife.
