The route includes the most important wetlands of the western rainwater basin. The Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District comprises about 84 wetlands, occupying 28,600 acres. Additional information can be found by contacting the Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District P.O. BOX 8, 73746 V RD, Funk, NE 68940, 308-263-3000, or by visiting www.fws.gov/refuge/rainwater_basin_wmd/