Coleharbor, North Dakota · McLean County
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge lies in a rolling natural landscape of the Missouri Coteau and the Missouri River Slope. Much of the Refuge is mixed-grass prairie and wetlands that border Lake Audubon. The Refuge attracts large numbers of migrating waterfowl and other wildlife.
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge lies in a rolling natural landscape of the Missouri Coteau and the Missouri River Slope. Much of the Refuge is mixed-grass prairie and wetlands that border Lake Audubon. The Refuge attracts large numbers of migrating waterfowl and other wildlife.
The Audubon office and visitor center is located 3 miles north of Coleharbor, North Dakota on U.S. Highway 83 and 1 mile east.
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