{"result":{"name":"Staples WMA","bbox":{"epsg:4326":[-94.809564,46.281598,-94.77896,46.31146],"epsg:26915":[360594.79,5126927.04,363026.94,5130191.66]},"additional_resources":[{"description":"Habitat management report.","type":"webpage","url":"https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wmas/habitat_management_report.html?pgm_prj=WMA00335","title":"Habitat Management Report"}],"wheelchair_accessible":0,"county_names":["Todd"],"general_access_notes":"Disabled access is limited to the township roads on the east side, and parking lots throughout the WMA.  Access to the interior of the WMA is only allowed with vehicles from the start of small game seasons through the end of the muzzleloader season.","directions_from_nearest_town":"From Staples, go 1.5 miles south of highway 210, then 0.5 miles east on county road 7, then 2.5 miles south on township road.","nearest_town":"Staples","game_species":["Deer","Bear","Small Game","Forest Upland Birds","Waterfowl","Turkey"],"special_rec_opportunities":"Recreational opportunities exist throughout the year, including hunting, trapping, hiking, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, and wildlife watching/photography.","header":"This WMA is comprised of a large restored wetland basin, with some tame and native grassland to the east of the wetland, as well as mesic hardwoods and fire-dependent mixed conifer-hardwood stands on the north and east side of the wetland. There's also some mesic hardwood stands, sedge and shrub wetlands in the s.e. quadrant of the unit.  Management of this unit focuses on maintaining and improving the habitat for a diversity of native plants and wildlife, with priority given to open wetland and grassland habitats.","visitor_alerts":"NOTICE TO DEER HUNTERS: This WMA is within the <a href= https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/cwd/surveillance-block.html> 2026 CWD surveillance block</a>, which requires mandatory CWD testing for deer one year of age or older harvested Nov. 7-8; Voluntary CWD testing remainder of all seasons. Locations of the nearest CWD testing locations are available from this <a href= https://arcg.is/1zeSvm1> interactive map </a>.","id":"WMA0033500","perimeter":6.98,"new_lands":0,"comments":"One of the largest wetland mitigation projects in the country.","special_restrictions":"Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the WMA except on designated routes and parking lots.  Off-highway vehicles (OHVs), all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and snowmobiles are prohibited anywhere on the WMA, including on designated parking lots and access road","point":{"epsg:4326":[-94.794266,46.29653],"epsg:26915":[361810.87,5128559.35]},"contact":{"phone":"320-232-1066","office":"Little Falls"},"area":1428.41},"status":"SUCCESS","timestamp":1794356342,"message":"Normal execution."}