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Visitors can view grazing herds of buffalo with their young calves and enjoy more than 200 types of native prairie flowers and grasses.  Country Connection Bed and Breakfast is less than 5 minutes from the refuge.

Union Slough Refuge is roughly 2.5 hours southwest of Minneapolis and northwest of Des Moines. From Algona, take Highway 169 north to Bancroft; turn right (east) on county road A-42, and proceed six miles to the office at 1710 360th St. From Interstate 90; take the Blue Earth, MN, exit and follow Rt. 169 south into Iowa. At Lakota, follow P60 south to A42, then west 0.5 miles on A42 to the office located at 1710 360th Street, Titonka, IA   50480. Phone Number: 515-928-2523.  Visit the Refuge's Web Site: http://midwest.fws.gov/unionslough

The Queen Marie Victorian Bed and Breakfast is the closest B&B to the Refuge.

Located adjacent to the Hannibal Waterman Prairie Preserve, the building looks out over the historic hills and valleys of the area as well as the Little Sioux River. The nearest Iowa Bed and Breakfast lodging establishment is the Hannah Marie Country Inn just south of Spencer. Approximately 20 minutes from the Prairie Heritage Center.

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, located near Missouri Valley in west central Iowa, offers 7,800 acres of refuge to migrating waterfowl — especially geese and ducks — along the Missouri River. Bald eagles also winter here.

Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge

Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge, located in northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River, is part of the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge

Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, near Toolesboro in southeast Iowa, is a natural haven for wildlife along the bend in the Mississippi River.