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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.
The Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area is situated in Starke County at the junction of the Yellow River with the Kankakee River. The state purchased 2,312 acres (9.36 km 2) of marshland in 1927 for a Works Progress Administration (WPA) transient camp. The camp consisted of up to 400 men. After the camp closed, it was established as a game preserve.
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge; Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge; Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area; Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Great River National Wildlife Refuge, portions in Pike and Adams Counties, Illinois; Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, portion in Mercer County, Illinois; Meredosia ...
The Kankakee River forms the border between Lake County to the north and Newton County on the south. Along this section of the river, the channel has been straightened, passing between Shelby on the north and Thayer on the south. The LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area dominates both sides of the river, as it makes its exit from Indiana and enters ...
Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on 4,000 acres (1,619 ha) primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, 35 acres (14 ha) of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938.
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge: Florida 143,953.77 582.56 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge: Florida 139,189.40 563.28
The Great River National Wildlife Refuge protects approximately 11,600 acres (47 km 2) along 120 miles (190 km) of the Mississippi River, stretching north of St. Louis, Missouri. Three separate units are located in the floodplain , on both the Illinois and Missouri sides of the river.
The Iroquois County State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park that occupies 2,480 acres (1,004 ha) in northeastern Iroquois County, near the border with Indiana. The nearest municipality is Beaverville, Illinois , and the nearest exit on a limited-access highway is Exit 302 on Interstate 57 ( Chebanse, Illinois ).