Visitors to national wildlife refuges - like the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge near Zimmerman - generate more than $2 billion a year in economic activity, helping to employ more than 35,000 people and generating about $343 million in local, state and federal taxes.
The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Zimmerman is closed today (Tuesday), due to the partial Federal Government shutdown. Depending on how long the shutdown lasts, it could impact one of their biggest events of the year.