Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1975, BSNWR consists of 11,586 acres of tallgrass prairie, wetlands, granite outcrops, and river woodlands. Eleven miles of the Minnesota River flow through the refuge. http://www.fws.gov/refuge/big_stone/ PADDLE: Meet at 9 AM at the refuge headquarters and office for a light breakfast and then we will begin the paddle […]