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Manager of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge briefs county on habitat work, education and access ideas
Summary
Bill Peterson, manager of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, told the county board the refuge administers roughly 60,000 acres and highlighted education partnerships, prescribed-fire and grazing research, Emerald Ash Borer planning, and early-stage ideas for a bike-trail connection pending funding.
Bill Peterson, manager of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, gave commissioners a broad update on refuge operations and community outreach.
Peterson said the refuge complex administers about 60,000 acres of fee title plus approximately 7,000 acres of easements across central northeastern Minnesota and that the refuge “makes up 10% of the county.” He described active outreach with…
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