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The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a 68,993 acre (223 km 2) (2014) wildlife refuge in the state of Arkansas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). [3] The refuge is one of the Ramsar wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971.
The Cache River is a 92-mile-long ... Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1990, covers 15,000 acres (61 km 2) of aquatic and riparian habitat, ...
The river supports 53 mammalian species, over 200 bird species, and nearly 50 species of reptiles and amphibians. The refuge is also the most important wintering area for mallard ducks and other migratory waterfowl on the continent. As a result, low-lying areas in the vicinity of the river's lower course are a popular destination for duck hunters.
Cache River State Natural Area covers more than 14,000 acres in Johnson, Massac and Pulaski counties, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Jay Massey, site superintendent ...
Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center is a nature center and natural history museum in the Cache River Wetlands, near Cypress, Illinois.It features exhibits, an interactive diorama of a wetland, interactive touch screens and a 12-minute video on the cultural and natural history of the watershed, including the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge: Woodruff County and several others 1986 67,500 acres (273 km 2) [23] Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge: Union, Ashley, and Bradley Counties: 1970 64,902 acres (262.65 km 2) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge: Pope and Yell Counties 1957 7,057 acres (28.56 km 2) [24] Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge ...
The Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is an American wildlife refuge. It is located in the Cache River watershed in southernmost Illinois, largely in Pulaski County, but with extensions into Union, Alexander, and Johnson counties. [2] The refuge was established in 1990 under the authority of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986.
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for utilities to finish building a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland ...