Malta, Montana · Phillips County
The Bowdoin Wetland Management District was established in 1973 after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began protecting small wetland areas and grasslands. The District includes ten Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), four satellite refuges, and over 150 grassland and/or wetland easements spread over a four-county are…
The Bowdoin Wetland Management District was established in 1973 after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began protecting small wetland areas and grasslands. The District includes ten Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), four satellite refuges, and over 150 grassland and/or wetland easements spread over a four-county area.
The nine WPAs are spread across Phillips and Blaine Counties, and can be found using BLM maps or from obtaining information from the Bowdoin Refuge headquarters. Pearce, McNeil Slough and Beaver Creek WPAs are located on the public use map for Bowdoin Refuge.
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