DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is located 25 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska on U.S. Highway 30, between Missouri Valley, Iowa and Blair, Nebraska. The visitor center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except federal holidays. For more information contact
712/642-4121 or look us up on the web at http://midwest.fws.gov/desoto or email the refuge at desoto@fws.gov.
An entrance permit is required for all vehicles. The daily entrance fee for private vehicles is $3.00. Permits may be obtained at the pay stations near the entrances or at the Visitor Center. The charge for commercial vans and buses is $20, or $30 if 21 or more people are aboard. Annual permits, including the $15 DeSoto Refuge Pass, can be obtained at the visitor center.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American tribal governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
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Bike to Boyer 2008
National Public Lands Day!
Missouri Valley, Iowa - In observation of National Public Lands Day, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) invites all visitors to enjoy your national wildlife refuge for free on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 & 28, 2008.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2007, 110,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants.
For more information on National Public Lands Day including the photo contest please visit www.publiclandsday.org.
Hunting Opportunities at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Permits are still available for deer hunting at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for two Antlerless Deer hunts (Muzzleloader only). The hunts: Boyer Chute Early, will be held on October 12-13, 2008, and Boyer Chute Late, will be held on November 29-30, 2008. The permits will be sold on a first come, first-served basis. They will be sold online at https://ngpc-permits.ne.gov/NGPC-PS/faces/public/welcome and at the following Nebraska Game and Parks Commission permitting offices: Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Alliance, Bassett, Chadron State Park, Fort Robinson State Park, Kearney, Niobrara State Park, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Lincoln, and Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area. Hunting will be allowed in designated areas following refuge-specific regulations and Nebraska G&PC regulations and licensing.
Information about hunting and other public use opportunities at the refuge are available by contacting Boyer Chute NWR, 3720 Rivers Way, Ft. Calhoun, NE 68023, 402-468-4313.
Missouri Valley, Iowa - In observation of National Public Lands Day, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) invites all visitors to enjoy your national wildlife refuge for free on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 & 28, 2008.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2007, 110,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants.
For more information on National Public Lands Day including the photo contest please visit www.publiclandsday.org.
Hunting Opportunities at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Permits are still available for deer hunting at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for two Antlerless Deer hunts (Muzzleloader only). The hunts: Boyer Chute Early, will be held on October 12-13, 2008, and Boyer Chute Late, will be held on November 29-30, 2008. The permits will be sold on a first come, first-served basis. They will be sold online at https://ngpc-permits.ne.gov/NGPC-PS/faces/public/welcome and at the following Nebraska Game and Parks Commission permitting offices: Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Alliance, Bassett, Chadron State Park, Fort Robinson State Park, Kearney, Niobrara State Park, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Lincoln, and Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area. Hunting will be allowed in designated areas following refuge-specific regulations and Nebraska G&PC regulations and licensing.
Information about hunting and other public use opportunities at the refuge are available by contacting Boyer Chute NWR, 3720 Rivers Way, Ft. Calhoun, NE 68023, 402-468-4313.