Tag: WPA

Birding, Trips

First Post-COVID-19 Birding Trip: Wisconsin and Horicon NWR

July 13, 2021 by Jason Crotty No Comments

Once I was fully vaccinated and air travel became an option, I looked for a location for my first birding trip since 2019. I...

Conservation

WPAs: America’s Duck Factories

December 8, 2020 by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges...

Birding

The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

August 13, 2019 by Jason Crotty No Comments

Every few years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities....

Birding, Conservation

A Bird’s Eye View of the Rainwater Basin

April 9, 2019 by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

A while back, I wrote about an under-appreciated part of the National Wildlife Refuge System: Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). Although little-known, WPAs provide critical...