Big Stone Wetland Management District

The Big Stone Wetland Management District manages approximately 3,000 acres in Lincoln and Lyon counties, Minnesota. Properties include 11 waterfowl production areas (WPAs), two former Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) conservation easements, and 11 wetland or habitat protection easements. The district office also assists private landowners with wetland restoration. Located in the Minnesota River watershed, district properties provide important habitat for nesting and migrating waterfowl.

The district office is co-located with the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge office, approximately eight miles east of Ortonville, MN, and one-half mile west of Odessa, MN. From Highway 7/75, take Big Stone County Road #19 south approximately three-quarters of a mile.