Chase Lake Wetland Management District

Chase Lake Wetland Management District
Chase Lake Wetland Management District
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	North Dakota, United States
Nearest city	Medina, ND
Coordinates	47°1′32″N 99°17′26″W / 47.02556°N 99.29056°WCoordinates: 47°1′32″N 99°17′26″W / 47.02556°N 99.29056°W
Area	110,000 acres (445 km2)
Established	1993
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Chase Lake Wetland Management District

Chase Lake Wetland Management District is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The district is located in what is known as the prairie–potholes region of lakes and ponds, which were left behind by the retreat of glaciers at the end of the last ice age. Hundreds of waterfowl production areas, , wetland easements (private land managed by the government), grassland easements and the easement refuge known as Halfway Lake National Wildlife Refuge, are managed by the district. The district is a part of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

White pelicans at Chase Lake Wetland Management District

In the district, hundreds of thousands of birds either migrate through the region or stay and nest every year. Important waterfowl include the American white pelican whose numbers in the district are higher than in any other protected region in North America. Tundra swans, canada geese, bitterns, wood ducks, black-crowned night herons, pintails, Franklin's gull and the great blue heron are but a sampling of the 250 species of birds that have been identified on the refuge. White-tailed deer, muskrat, beaver, raccoon and skunk are but a few of the 40 mammal species that have been documented.

The district permits hunting and fishing within regulations, and proceeds from Duck Stamps sold to duck hunters are used to manage existing protected areas, as well as purchase additional lands from willing private landowners.

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"Chase Lake Wetland Management District". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
"USGS Pearl Lake (ND)". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
"Bird List". Chase Lake Wetland Management District. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2006-05-19.

v t Protected areas of North Dakota
National Parks	Theodore Roosevelt
National Historic Sites	Fort Union Trading Post Knife River Indian Villages
National Wildlife Refuges	Appert Lake Ardoch Arrowwood Audubon Bone Hill Creek Brumba Buffalo Lake Camp Lake Canfield Lake Chase Lake Cottonwood Lake Dakota Lake Des Lacs Florence Lake Halfway Lake Hiddenwood Hobart Lake Hutchinson Lake J. Clark Salyer Johnson Lake Kellys Slough Lake Alice Lake George Lake Ilo Lake Nettie Lake Otis Lake Patricia Lake Zahl Lambs Lake Little Goose Long Lake Lords Lake Lost Lake Maple River McLean Pleasant Lake Pretty Rock Rabb Lake Rock Lake Rose Lake School Section Lake Shell Lake Sheyenne Lake Sibley Lake Silver Lake Slade Snyder Lake Springwater Stewart Lake Stoney Slough Storm Lake Stump Lake Sunburst Lake Tewaukon Tomahawk Upper Souris White Horse Hill National Game Preserve White Lake Wild Rice Willow Lake Wintering River Wood Lake
National Grasslands	Cedar River Dakota Prairie Little Missouri Sheyenne
U.S. Wilderness Areas	Chase Lake Lostwood Theodore Roosevelt
Other Federal	International Peace Garden North Country National Scenic Trail
State	Parks Beaver Lake Cross Ranch Fort Abraham Lincoln Fort Ransom Fort Stevenson Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake Sakakawea Lewis and Clark Little Missouri Sully Creek Turtle River Recreation areas Butte Saint Paul Crow Flies High Black Tiger Bay Doyle Memorial Indian Hills Little Metigoshe Pelican Point Pembina Gorge