Bald eagle and osprey nesting platforms were erected on the lakes and there are now nesting birds of both species every year. Gadwalls and prairie chickens were also reintroduced. There are numerous volunteers who staff the interpretive center on the weekends. Near the interpretive center, there is a Youth Conservation Camp that has been in existence since 1964. The young adults at the camp assist in goose banding, facilities maintenance, habitat management, and surveys.
Water control includes the management of the diversion pump and water ditches.
The North Fork Flowage provides water for many other watersheds on the property. The watersheds that are at a higher altitude benefit from the North Fork Flowage. Water is pumped to these watersheds as needed, usually when runoff from the uplands bypass them. Management of the brush-prairies continues with controlled burns. Since the initial burn in 1952, there have been fifty-five miles of firebreaks constructed to facilitate prescribed burns.