HAY AVAILABLE ON WILDLIFE REFUGE

Published by admin on Tue, 07/11/2023 - 3:29pm

HAY AVAILABLE

ON WILDLIFE REFUGE

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, located in Lac qui Parle and Big Stone counties, MN will be allowing hay cutting on two sites on the Refuge for 2023. Haying on the Refuge is used as a management practice to aid in the manipulation and improvement of grassland habitat. Hay units will be available for cutting on July 15, 2023. Individuals will be selected based on receipt of sealed high bid per hay unit.

Sealed bids must be received by the Refuge Office no later than 12:00pm (noon), July 14, 2023. Please visit our website (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/

big-stone) or call/email Andy Stetter (USFWS Assistant Project Leader) at 320-292-3807 or andrew_stetter@fws.

gov for complete information on bidding requirements and unit locations.

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