Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge is an

National Wildlife Refuge The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) is a system of protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior, Department of the Interi ...

(NWR) in the U.S. state of

North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

. Sheyenne Lake NWR is an

easement refuge An easement refuge is a special type of National Wildlife Refuge under the auspices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Such refuges exist on privately owned land, with the law of easements guaranteeing their status. On an ease ...

and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Sheyenne NWR from their offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.

References

External links

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge: About the Complex

Oh Ranger: Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Protected areas of Sheridan County, North Dakota Easement refuges in North Dakota Sheyenne River {{NorthDakota-protected-area-stub