Campground rules and regulations are posted at the site. There are no
dumpsters on site, visitors must pack in and out their trash.

Camping: primitive camping space.

There are no fees associated with this site and use is first come, first
served.

Campground rules and regulations are posted at the site. There are no dumpsters on site, visitors must pack in and out their trash. 
Camping: primitive camping space. 
There are no fees associated with this site and use is first come, first served.

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Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Site

Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area is an unstaffed station with minimal
management. Located 10 miles north of Preston, Idaho, abutting the small town
of Oxford in the Cache Valley, Oxford Slough is the drainage for Oxford and
Deep Creeks, as well as other streams and creeks in the surrounding mountain
ranges. Some of the upland areas have alkaline soils, covered with native
grasses and shrubs; these areas are not grazed or managed.

Several native grass hayfields, and irrigated alfalfa fields are hayed to
provide short grass feeding areas for geese and cranes. Some dry land cropland
has been seeded to dense nesting cover and some is still cooperatively farmed.
Part of the marsh is still in private ownership, so no water management is
done. The marsh is allowed to fluctuate naturally; in drought years, it dries
out.

The WPA provides valuable foraging habitat for species such as cranes, geese,
Franklin's gulls, and white-faced ibis, as well as nesting habitat for many
shorebird species.

There are no staff on site; the WPA is managed as part of the Southeast Idaho
National Wildlife Refuge Complex. For long-range Comprehensive Conservation
Planning (CCP) purposes, the WPA is included in the Bear Lake NWR planning
process.

Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area is an unstaffed station with minimal management. Located 10 miles north of Preston, Idaho, abutting the small town of Oxford in the Cache Valley, Oxford Slough is the drainage for Oxford and Deep Creeks, as well as other streams and creeks in the surrounding mountain ranges. Some of the upland areas have alkaline soils, covered with native grasses and shrubs; these areas are not grazed or managed.

Several native grass hayfields, and irrigated alfalfa fields are hayed to provide short grass feeding areas for geese and cranes. Some dry land cropland has been seeded to dense nesting cover and some is still cooperatively farmed. Part of the marsh is still in private ownership, so no water management is done. The marsh is allowed to fluctuate naturally; in drought years, it dries out.

The WPA provides valuable foraging habitat for species such as cranes, geese, Franklin's gulls, and white-faced ibis, as well as nesting habitat for many shorebird species.

There are no staff on site; the WPA is managed as part of the Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex. For long-range Comprehensive Conservation Planning (CCP) purposes, the WPA is included in the Bear Lake NWR planning process.

Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Site

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