WINONA, Minn. — The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge issued its annual announcement for the Fourth of July weekend: Don’t upset the wildlife or their environs. The noise of fireworks and debris left behind can be harmful to wildlife, especially bald eagles and other nesting birds, the Refuge said. Glass bottles too are banned as prisms for possible wildfires. Federal wardens will be patrolling the 261 miles of islands and beaches on from Rock Island north to Wabash to enforce the ban.
