The Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,427 acre (38 km2) National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw County managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is located in the central portion of the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron and five miles (8 km) south of the city of Saginaw. It was established in 1953 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl.
Known locally as the Shiawassee Flats, the refuge lies in the Saginaw Bay watershed, historically one of the largest and most productive wetland ecosystems in Michigan. Four rivers - the Tittabawassee, Flint, Cass, and Shiawassee - converge on the refuge to form the Saginaw River.
Read more about Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge: Wildlife and Habitat, History, Canada Geese, Refuge Management
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