Dusk on the bear river Wild bird refuge near Ogdon Utah
by Jeff Swan
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Dusk on the bear river Wild bird refuge near Ogdon Utah
Artist
Jeff Swan
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Photograph - Photography
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Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Map showing the location of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Location Box Elder County, Utah, United States
Nearest city Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′35″N 112°04′10″WCoordinates: 41°30′35″N 112°04′10″W
Area 79,000 acres (320 km2)
Established 1928
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a 74,000-acre (299 km2) National Wildlife Refuge in Utah, established in 1928. The refuge is part of a national system of fee ownership lands purchased from willing sellers, mostly private property owners.
The refuge encompasses the Bear River and its delta where it flows into the northern part of the Great Salt Lake in eastern Box Elder County. It includes a variety of habitats, such as open water, mudflats, wetlands, and uplands. The refuge hosts millions of migratory birds each year including species such as bald eagle and tundra swan. There are more than 41,000 acres (170 km2) of freshwater wetlands. The Refuge is approx. 80,000 acres of Federal and State lands that are management by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The surrounding lands are occupied by multiple hunting clubs along the bird migration route.
The James V. Hansen Wildlife Education Center features interactive exhibits about the birds and wetlands of the Refuge and a 1/2-mile accessible walking trail a wetland habitat outside. Environmental education programs, symposiums and public events are
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