By Carol 
Schreiber
Fulda Free Press staff writer
“If we don’t preserve the wetlands, there won’t be anything left.” This quote was once said by John Giese, and his legacy will live on with the dedication of a Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) located near Talcot Lake.
The former Murray County Commissioner was an avid hunter and fisherman, and a very passionate advocate of wildlife and habitat conservation. Giese passed away in 2014, and the WPA was dedicated in his name and memory on Saturday, October 1. He was a strong wildlife advocate and a founding member of the Friends of Windom Wetland District. He was a charter member of the Buffalo Ridge Ducks Unlimited and Oak Ridge Gobblers of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
The 320 acre WPA includes approximately 55 wetland acres and 200 restored upland acres, in addition to 70 acres of native prairie land, which have been grazed or hayed, but never plowed.
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