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They nest on Alaska's Copper River Delta and winter almost exclusively in the Willamette Valley. Habitat loss , predation, and hunting have caused a decrease in population. Located ten miles south of Corvallis, Oregon , the refuge protects many of the historic habitats of the valley, including the largest remaining tract of native Willamette ...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge: Alaska AK December 2, 1980 [10] 3,421,420 acres (13,846.0 km 2) Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge: Alaska AK December 2, 1980: 3,574,259 acres (14,464.51 km 2) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Alaska AK December 6, 1960 [11] 19,287,042 acres (78,051.89 km 2) Becharof National Wildlife Refuge ...
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,856 acres (751 ha) wetlands and lowlands sanctuary in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Oregon.Established in 1992 and opened to the public in 2006, it is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Summer Lake Wildlife Area was established April 12, 1944, to protect and improve the area's waterfowl habitat and provide a site for public hunting. It is located in the northwest corner of the Great Basin drainage in central Lake County, Oregon. The Summer Lake refuge was the first wetland-focused wildlife area established in Oregon.
Wapato Lake Unit is located about 15 miles (24 km) to the west of the main refuge, near the city of Gaston along Oregon Route 47 in Washington and Yamhill counties. [6] [5] The area was once the site of Wapato Lake, whose soil held an organic-rich peat that sustained a shrub swamp ecosystem.
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located roughly 30 miles (48 km) south of the city of Burns in Oregon's Harney Basin.Administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge area is roughly T-shaped with the southernmost base at Frenchglen, the northeast section at Malheur Lake and the northwest section at Harney Lake.
A woman was rescued last week after going missing in an Oregon forest while foraging for mushrooms. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Mandy Greer, 43, visited a "wilderness area" near the coastal city of ...
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on Hart Mountain in southeastern Oregon, which protects more than 422 square miles (1,090 km 2) and more than 300 species of wildlife, including pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mule deer, sage grouse, and Great Basin redband trout.