Boyer Chute
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1992, is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the banks of the Missouri River in the state of Nebraska. The 4,040-acre refuge preserves an area that had been cultivated and neglected before the early 1990s.
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge was authorized in 1992 and established in 1997 to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in and along the Missouri River. At Boyer Chute, the namesake side channel was restored after being blocked in 1937 to aid riverboat navigation. Following restoration, many of the wildlife species that historically utilized the land began to return and flourish in the area. On Boyer Chute visitors enjoy hiking and birding along the nearly 8 miles of hiking trails, hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey in the bottomland forests, and fishing along the restored chute.
Locations
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
3720 Rivers Way
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-4005
712-388-4800
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