Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

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Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the United States
Location	western Minnesota, northwestern Iowa, United States
Coordinates	43°44′01″N 96°16′26″W / 43.7337°N 96.2738°W / 43.7337; -96.2738[1]
Area	5,000 acres (20 km2)
Established	2000
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge was established to provide a means of working with individuals, groups, private organizations, and government entities to permanently preserve a portion of the remaining remnant tracts of northern tallgrass prairie in Minnesota and Iowa. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is acquiring remnant prairie tracts for the refuge in both easement and fee title interests from willing sellers.

Presently, the refuge is approximately 5,000 acres (20 km²) in size and consists of 49 units. 41 units are protected by conservation easements totaling 2,500 acres. The 8 units owned by the US Fish Wildlife Service account for nearly 3,000 acres (2,451 acres in Minnesota and 352 acres in Iowa).^[2] Field administration of all units acquired for the refuge will occur from eight existing Fish and Wildlife Service Wetland Management District and National Wildlife Refuge offices scattered throughout the project area established for the refuge.

When a tract of land is acquired for the refuge within the work area for one of these offices, the office will assume administrative authority for the tract. The project leader of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge is responsible for overseeing the administration of the entire refuge.^[3]