“Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for a wide variety of life in multiple habitats. More than 200 species of birds, 70 species of fish, 30 species of reptiles and amphibians, 35 species of mammals and hundreds of plant species have been recorded. What will you see when you visit?” ~ U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

In 2012, when the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service studies the Hackmatack proposed area, they determined that it provides habitat for 109 species of concern. This includes federal- and state-threatened and endangered species and Federal Wildlife Service Birds of Conservation Concern.  

Monarch Butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)