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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 newest refuge replaces the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in ...
Lower 48 states 559 19.1 million acres 2% of NWRS acres are in the lower 48 states; 1% of the area of the lower 48 states is within the NWRS; by unit count, 92% of refuges are in the lower 48; 521 are refuges (14.69 million acres) and 38 are wetland management districts (4.44 million acres). Entire refuge system 611 856 million acres
This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area. [2]
State Unit name Species of concern Unit area (acres) Alabama: Sauta Cave NWR: Indiana bat, gray bat: 264 Fern Cave NWR: Indiana bat, gray bat: 199 Key Cave NWR: Alabama cavefish, gray bat: 1,060 Watercress Darter NWR: Watercress darter: 25 Arizona: Buenos Aires NWR: Masked bobwhite quail: 116,585 Leslie Canyon NWR: Gila topminnow, Yaqui chub ...
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km 2), but excludes those in U.S. territories (also officially in the system). Acreage/Area includes water as well as land areas. Statistics are as of 30 September 2007. [1]
Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a group of protected areas in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. Headquartered in Burbank, Washington, its administrators manage seven national wildlife refuges (NWR)s and one national monument on or near the Columbia River.
List of wilderness areas designated by U.S. state and tribal governments. Eight states had designated wilderness programs in 2002 while some other states had designated wildernesses. In 2002, the 9 state programs had 74 wilderness areas with a total protected area of 2,668,903 acres (10,800.7 km 2). Florida had 10 wilderness areas until their ...
United States Forest Service (USFS) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) These wilderness areas cover about 4.5% of the United States' land area, an area larger than the state of California. About 52% of the wilderness area is in Alaska, with 57,425,569 acres (89,727.452 sq mi; 232,393.03 km 2) of