The Storer-Saratoga Lake Wetland is a cooperative project proposed and designed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, engineered by the Soil Conservation Service, and funded by Peter Storer, the Storer Foundation through the Ducks Unlimited MARSH donor program, and the City of Cheyenne Stage II Wetland Mitigation Fund. Completed in the spring of 1992, it was a small but costly step toward offsetting catastrophic wetland losses in North America and around the world. It was designed to improve resting and nesting habitat for waterfowl and water birds and to provide yearlong habitat for wetland-associated mammals. This was accomplished by creating additional open water through a series of dikes and ditches and by improving water management through the construction and redesign of water control structures. The site hosts a wide variety of birds, including white-faced ibis, American white pelican, osprey, American bittern, snowy egret, marsh wren, great-blue heron, Canada geese, and locally common duck species. Muskrats, mink, and raccoons use the marshes and wetlands, while mule deer, pronghorn, and red fox can be found in the uplands.