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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
1710 360th St.
Titonka, 50480





National Park Overview
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1937 to provide a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The actual slough is all that remains of a pre-glacial riverbed and its name is derived from the connection or "union" of two watersheds the Blue Earth River of Minnesota and the East Fork of the Des Moines River. The terrain is nearly flat -llowing the flow of the water to be determined by the direction of the wind at times.

The refuge is on the eastern edge of the tallgrass prairie region of the Northern Great Plains. Common native range plants are bluestems, gramas, Indiangrass, coneflowers, butterfly milkweed and leadplant, to name a few.

The refuge is a major producer of wood ducks, with approximately 2,500 produced annually and also has been the site of several successful reintroductions of the trumpeter swan. This 3,334-acre refuge surrounded by a sea of corn and soybeans provides vital habitat for a variety of plants and animals.





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Union Slough Refuge is roughly 2.5 hours southwest of Minneapolis and northwest of Des Moines. From Algona, take Highway 169 north to Bancroft turn right (east) on county road A-42 and proceed six miles to the office at 1710 360th St. From Interstate 90 take the Blue Earth, MN, exit and follow Rt. 169 south into Iowa. At Lakota, follow P60 south to A42, then west 0.5 miles on A42 to the office.


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