PUXICO, Mo. - Join Mingo National Wildlife Refuge staff for coffee and conversation from 8:30 -10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 at the Visitor Center, located at 24279 State Highway 51 one mile north of Puxico.
Have a question about the refuge? Interested in how staff manages the refuge for wildlife? Wondering about recreation opportunities? The open house is the perfect opportunity to chat with Mingo staff and learn more about this unique resource. The Mingo Swamp Friends group will provide coffee and homemade treats.
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is managed for wildlife, habitat, and people. The primary purpose of the 21,592-acre refuge is to provide food and shelter for migratory waterfowl and to protect the bottomland hardwood forest. For more information, contact 573-222-3589 or email the refuge at mingo@fws.gov. Check our website, fws.gov/refuge/mingo, for refuge updates. Like Mingo NWR on Facebook - search for Mingo National Wildlife Refuge or go to facebook.com/MingoNWR.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the world's premier system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. Since President Theodore Roosevelt designated Florida's Pelican Island as the first wildlife refuge in 1903, the System has grown to more than 150 million acres, 566 National Wildlife Refuges and other units of the Refuge System, plus 38 wetland management districts. Visit www.fws.gov.