About this Collection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2026
Contact: Tina Shaw, [email protected]
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge – Mud River Enhancement Project Environmental Assessment Public Review and Comment Period
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public review and comments regarding a draft environmental assessment for the Mud River Enhancement Project at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. This project will improve migratory bird habitat and enhance natural riverine riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian and flood plain functions on the refuge.
The draft environmental assessment is available for public review and comment from June 1 through June 30, 2026. Learn more about the Mud River Enhancement Project Environmental Assessment Public Review. Upon request, paper copies of the document will be sent via U.S. mail. Please email [email protected] to request a paper copy. Please let us know if you need the documents in an alternative format. Any comments, concerns, suggestions, or other feedback will be included if substantive response is required.
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1937 and consists of 61,500 acres of wetland and upland habitats in northwestern Minnesota. The refuge lies in the aspen parkland transition zone between the boreal forest to the north and east and the tallgrass prairie to the south and west. 26 wetland impoundments that range in size from 30 to 9,000 acres provide a variety of habitats for both nesting and migrating birds. Learn more about Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.