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NANPA Foundation - Refuge Photo Blind Program
On October 9, 1997, NANPA Foundation President Jane Kinne attended the MOU signing with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in Washington D. C. Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asked if NANPA would be interested in a photo blind program for those refuges in the system found suitable.
In March of the following year, Jane Kinne approached Jim Clark of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to assist NANPA with planning and implementation of the NANPA Refuge Blind Program. NANPA shared with NWRS a regional list of eight Refuge Blinds as outlined by NANPA Foundation Board member Karen Hollingsworth. An agreement was forged to choose one refuge from each of the seven continental U.S. regions.
Thanks to the NANPA Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a large number of projects have been completed or are underway.
Read Jane Kinne's 2005 Currents article on the status of the blinds program.
Note: "Pending" and "Proposed" lists change frequently. Check back for updates.
Completed Photo Blinds:
- Agassiz, MN (Aug. 2005)
- Bear River, UT (2 blinds) (May. 1999)
- Black Bayou Lake NWR, Monroe, LA (Dec. 2004)
- Blackwater, MD (Dec. 2000)
- Buenos Aires, AZ (Nov. 2000)
- Cameron Prairie, LA (Sep. 2000)
- Cibola NWR, Cibola, AZ (Feb. 2005)
- DeSoto NWR, Desoto, IA (Jan. 2001)
- Edwards Waterfowl Production Area, Morris, MN (Nov. 2003)
- Ft. Niobrara-Valentine NWR, Valentine, NE (2 blinds) (Aug. 2003)
- Humboldt Bay NWR, Loleta, CA (Jan. 2005)
- Huron, SD (Sep. 2006)
- John Heinz, Philadelphia, PA (Apr. 2005)
- Minnesota Valley, MN (Dec. 2000)
- Modoc NWR, Altrus, CA (Sep. 2005)
- Montezuma NWR, Seneca Falls, NY (Sep. 2006)
- Moosehorn, ME (Oct. 2000)
- Morris Wetland Management District, Morris, MN (Jan. 2004)
- Oxbow, MA (Aug. 2006)
- Prime Hook, DE (Jan. 2001)
- Quivira, KS (Dec. 2000)
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO (Mar. 2006)
- Ruby Lake, NV (Apr. 2000)
- Sacremento, CA (May. 2006)
- Seney, MI (Oct. 2000)
- Shiawassee, MI (Oct. 2000)
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea, CA (2 blinds) (May. 2000)
- St. Catherine Creek NWR, Sibley, MS (May. 2003)
- St. Marks, FL (Mar. 2005)
- Stillwater NWR, Fallon, NV (Oct. 2005)
- Tetlin NWR, Tok, AK (Sep. 2006)
- Tishomingo NWR, Tishomingo, OK (Mar. 2005)
- Turnbull, WA (Jul. 2005)
- Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Ilwaco, WA (Aug. 2003)
Under Construction:
Pending (awaiting funds):
- Charles M. Russell, MT
- Eastern Shore, VA
- Laguna Atascosa, TX
- Missisquoi, VT
- Monte Vista/Alamosa, CO
- Okefenokee NWR, Folkston, GA
- Salt Meadow, RI
- Stewart B. McKinney/Sheffeld, CT
- Tewaukon, ND
- Upper Mississippi, IA
- Upper Souris NWR, Berthold, ND
Proposed:
- Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee, FL
- Back Bay, VA
- Bill Williams, AZ/CA
- Flint Hills, KS
- Hawaii, TBD
- Mingo, MO
- Neal Smith, IA
- Rhode Island Refuge Complex, RI
- Sherburn, MN
- Wheeler, AL
NANPA Needs Photos... of your completed blinds! Please send photos of your blinds project when completed to info@nanpa.org. Photos will be used on the website and printed material to promote further blinds projects.
Some examples of completed blinds:
Cameron Prairie NWR
Louisiana
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Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Utah
Sonny Bon Salton Sea NWR
California
Seney NWR
Michigan
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Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge
California
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