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The refuge borders the Columbia River and is located west of the city of Ridgefield, Washington. The wildlife haven is split by Lake River . The refuge, which provides a year-round habitat and a migration stop for a variety of bird species, protects more than 5,200 acres (2,100 ha) of marshes , grasslands , and woodlands
Map from satellite image looking south at Sauvie Island and Bachelor Island. Bachelor Island is an island in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is located in the Columbia River near Ridgefield, just south of the mouth of the Lewis River and a few miles north of the mouth of the Willamette River.
The Basalt Cobblestone Quarries District, in Clark County, Washington near Ridgefield, is a 535 acres (2.17 km 2) area which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It included seven contributing sites: seven separate quarries. [1] It is located in the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. [2]
A mile or so later, Bachelor Island Slough enters from the left, and Carty Lake is on the right as the stream re-enters the wildlife refuge. Lake River enters the Columbia River at the north tip of Bachelor Island, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) upstream of the mouth of the Lewis River and about 87.5 miles (140.8 km) from the Columbia's mouth on the ...
Ridgefield is a city in northern Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,319 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 15,027.
As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, [1] with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge. [2] Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located.
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States.It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km 2), but excludes those in U.S. territories (also officially in the system).
This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention treaty. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km 2).