Michigan Wetland Management District
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Michigan Wetland Management District
| iucn_category = Ib
| photo = Michigan WMD (7071049999).jpg
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| map = USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location within United States
| location = Portions of 14 counties of the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan
| nearest_city = East Lansing (management offices)
| coordinates = {{coord|42|45|52|N|84|30|19|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
| website = [http://www.fws.gov/refuge/michigan_wmd/ Michigan Wetland Management District]
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The Michigan Wetland Management District consists of a 14-county area and includes three waterfowl production areas (WPAs): the {{convert|160|acre|km2|adj=on}} Schlee WPA and the {{convert|138|acre|km2|adj=on}} Mahan WPA in Jackson County and the {{convert|77|acre|m2|adj=on}} Kinney WPA in Van Buren County. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, oversees day-to-day management of these three areas through a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Michigan has a fourth WPA, the {{convert|95|acre|m2|adj=on}} Schoonover WPA, in Lenawee County. Staff of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, located east of Toledo, Ohio, manages this WPA. All four sites are managed as a mixture of wetlands and grasslands to provide high-quality nesting and brood-rearing habitat for waterfowl and a variety of migratory songbirds.
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.fws.gov/refuge/michigan_wmd/ Michigan Wetland Management District]
{{Protected Areas of Michigan}}
{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}
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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Michigan
Category:Protected areas of Jackson County, Michigan
Category:Protected areas of Van Buren County, Michigan
Category:Protected areas of Lenawee County, Michigan
Category:Landforms of Jackson County, Michigan