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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.
Pages in category "Protected areas of Barbour County, Alabama" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge; L ...
Area Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge [5] Baldwin County: AL 1980 6,816 acres (27.58 km 2) Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: Bibb County: AL September 25, 2002 2,997 acres (12.13 km 2) [6] Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge: Choctaw County: AL 1964 4,218 acres (17.07 km 2) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge: Barbour County, Alabama Stewart ...
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.
Public uses of the WMAs vary from area to area, but typically includes hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, and camping. As of the 2007–2008 season over 768,000 acres (3,110 km 2 ) of land was under management as part of Alabama WMAs from the north Alabama mountains down to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico coast.
The states control several other protected lands along the lake, including the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge and Lakepoint State Park in Alabama, and Florence Marina and George T. Bagby state parks in Georgia. Panoramic view of the reservoir and the dam
Barbour County was established on December 18, 1832, from former Muscogee homelands and a portion of Pike County.Between the years of 1763 and 1783 the area which is now Barbour County was part of the colony of British West Florida. [3]