Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service are hosting “Refuge Golf Cart Tours” that travel through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Tours are free and open to all ages. Trips are the 1st and 3rd Thursday and the 3rd Saturday of every month, from May through September 2019.
The Golf Cart will leave promptly at 8:00 a.m. from the Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center, at 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson, IL, and will return at 10:00. Participants are asked to arrive at 7:45 a.m.
Registration is required and seating is limited. Please call the refuge office at 815-273-2732 or email us at stewardsumrr@gmail.com.
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the most visited refuge in the United States. The Refuge extends 261 miles along the Upper Mississippi River from Wabasha, MN, to Princeton, IA, protecting and preserving habitat for migratory birds, fish, and a variety of other wildlife. This 240,000 acre Refuge was established in 1924.