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The Eufaula NWR protects endangered and threatened species such as the wood stork. There is a variety of wildlife habitats in the Eufaula NWR including approximately 4000 acres (16 km 2) of open water, 3000 acres (12 km 2) of wetlands, 2000 acres (8 km 2) of woodlands, 1000 acres (4 km 2) of croplands and 1000 acres (4 km 2) of grasslands.
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge: Oregon Coast: OR 1935: 1,083 acres (4.38 km 2) [441] Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge: Lake County Humboldt County, Nevada Washoe County, Nevada: OR 1931 573,504 acres (2,320.89 km 2) [286] Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Lincoln County: OR 1991: 568 acres (2.30 km 2) [442] Three Arch Rocks National ...
Lakepoint State Park is a public recreation area located on the far north side of the city of Eufaula.The state park encompasses 1,220 acres (490 ha) on the western shore of Lake Eufala (Walter F. George Lake), a 45,000-acre (18,000 ha) impoundment of the Chattahoochee River.
In 1964, the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge was established along Lake Walter F. George to serve and protect many endangered and threatened species such as the American bald eagle, the American alligator, the wood stork and the peregrine falcon. The refuge is a major tourist attraction for visitors from around the country.
The Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a management unit of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It comprises two wildlife refuges, the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in Oregon and the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada, that are managed as a single unit from an office in Lakeview, Oregon. [1] [2]
Burns, Oregon, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Tension flared in the deeply divided town of Burns, Oregon, on Monday as 500 demonstrators on both sides of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge ...
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is a natural area in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, United States. [3] [4] It was created to provide wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese. Unlike other Canada geese, dusky Canada geese have limited summer and winter ranges.
The North Fork Umatilla Wilderness is a wilderness area located inside the Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon. It is the smallest wilderness in northeast Oregon, encompassing only 20,144 acres (8,152 ha) in Umatilla and Union counties.