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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.
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary [1] is a non-profit nature reserve owned and operated by the Environmental Nature Center (ENC). It is located at the Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, California, in the United States near the end of Modjeska Canyon, at the foot of Modjeska Peak, and adjacent to the Cleveland National Forest.
Darien Nature Center: Darien: Fairfield: website, located in 26-acre Cherry Lawn Park Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: Mystic: New London: website, maintains 77 acres with 8 miles of trails from the Denison Homestead: Earthplace: Westport: Fairfield: 62 acre sanctuary with 2 miles of trails, natural history museum Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature ...
1,910-acre park visitor center with natural history exhibits, wildlife viewing area, programs Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College: Latrobe: Westmoreland: Pittsburgh Metro Area: website, 26 acres Woodcock Creek Nature Center: Meadville: Crawford: Northwest Region: website, operated by the Crawford County Conservation District
The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge is a 950-acre (384.5 ha) National Wildlife Refuge in ten units across the U.S. state of Connecticut.Located in the Atlantic Flyway, the refuge spans 70 miles (110 km) of Connecticut coastline and provides important resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for many species of wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds and terns, including the endangered ...
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,125-acre (37 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge made up of several parcels of land along 50 miles (80 km) of Maine's southern coast. Created in 1966, it is named for environmentalist and author Rachel Carson , whose book Silent Spring raised public awareness of the effects of DDT on migratory ...
Operated by the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, ecosystem of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve Baytown Nature Center: Baytown: Harris: Texas Coastal Bend: Operated by the City, 450-acre recreation area and wildlife sanctuary Bear Springs Blossom Nature Center: Pipe Creek: Bandera: Texas Hill Country
The heart of Blackwater Refuge can be accessed via the Wildlife Drive, which is a paved road—approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length (or a 6.5-mile (10.5 km) loop) [2] —that takes visitors along the Blackwater River and offers excellent views of the local wildlife. Visitors can drive, bike, or walk the length of the Drive.