"I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota, " Theodore Roosevelt once remarked. Roosevelt first came to the badlands in September 1883 on a hunting trip.
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established to develop and manage a system of wetlands and grasslands that is unique to the Red River Valley.
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in southeastern North Dakota along the western edge of the northern tallgrass prairie. The Wild Rice River flows through the Refuge and then through Lake Tewaukon.
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 28-mile long river valley with three natural lakes. The northern boundary of the Refuge is Saskatchewan, Canada.
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located along the Souris River in Bottineau and McHenry Counties of north-central North Dakota. The 58, 700-acre Refuge extends from Canada southward for approximately 45 miles.
The vision of Sullys Hill National Game Preserve (NGP) is for broad community support to protect and manage big game, migratory birds, and other wildlife resources and their associated prairie and woodland habitats.
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), located 30 miles northwest of Minot, was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in west-central North Dakota, and is part of a landscape marked by numerous wetlands or "potholes" that remained after glaciers melted more than 10, 000 years ago.
The Lonetree Wildlife Management Area in central North Dakota comprises 33, 000 acres of wildlife habitat owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
The Dakota Prairie Grasslands are comprised of the Little Missouri National Grasslands, the Sheyenne National Grasslands, the Cedar River National Grasslands and the Grand River National Grasslands.