Stanley, North Dakota The city's website: education, government, medical, business, recreation, churches, news.

Stanley Community Schools

Stanley Data   Maps, weather/climate data, population, etc.

BakkenBlog  Stanley is smack-dab in the middle of oil and gas development in what is called the Bakken Play (the "largest continuous oil accumulation ever assessed by the USGS").

Ann Nelson Memorial Site  Dedicated to Stanley native Ann Nelson who died in the World Trade Center attack September 11, 2001

Pioneer buildings in Stanley's Flickertail Village

Minot Area Council of the Arts The Minot Area Council of the Arts (MACA) provides services for members and also to the community through ongoing programs.

Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge

Stanley is just 20 minutes south of the 26,747-acre Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, one of the best surviving examples of unbroken prairie-pothole, mixed-grass prairie land in North America. About 70% of the refuge is virgin prairie, looking today much as it did when bison were plentiful. The refuge also contains a 5577-acre Wilderness Area established in 1975. Wilderness trails are open all year to hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing (camping, fire-building and motorized vehicles are not allowed).

Lostwood is an extraordinary bird watcher's paradise with high breeding populations of mallards, gadwalls, blue-winged teal, Canada geese, and others. Shorebirds include avocet, upland sandpiper, Wilson's phalarope, and marbled godwit. Bird enthusiasts visit especially to see grasshopper sparrow, Baird's sparrow, and Sprague's pipit and the less common sedge wren, LeConte's and sharp-tailed sparrows. Birds of prey include red-tailed and Swainson's hawks, northern harrier, short-eared owl, long-eared owl, and great-horned owl. Sharp-tailed grouse are common.

The refuge contains a significant white-tailed deer population, plus coyotes, badger, beaver, porcupine, and white-tailed jackrabbits. Many species of prairie flowers with their different blooming periods provide a continuous display of colors.

For leaflets including a bird list and refuge map, contact Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), 8315 Highway 8, Kenmare ND 58746, 701-848-2722.

Preservation North Dakota

Preservation North Dakota, incorporated in 1989, is a nonprofit organization that provides resources for local preservationists.

Prairie Churches™

"Prairie Churches of North Dakota is an innovative national pilot program designed to help rural communities revitalize their historic churches as centers of community life and culture. The program is a partnership of historic preservation, religious, arts and humanities organizations committed to drawing state and national attention to the plight of North Dakota's rural churches, and to aid congregations in preserving, maintaining, and continuing to use their historic buildings."

National Trust for Historic Preservation

The National Trust has placed urban houses of worship at the top of its list for "America's 11 most endangered historic places 2003." The Trust says that "...these monuments to faith, many of which are architectural landmarks as well as vital community anchors, are falling victim to changing demographics, limited capital budgets, and soaring real-estate values... With technical assistance, staff and board training, and the development of new funding sources, these landmarks of spirituality, cultural tradition, and community service can be saved."