Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of the United States | |
Location | Jackson County, Monroe County, Randolph County, Illinois, Jefferson County, Perry County, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 37°55′00″N 89°55′00″W / 37.91667°N 89.91667°W |
Area | 7,000 acres (28 km2) |
Established | 2000 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge |
The Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the
The refuge consists of three parcels of Mississippi River bottomland, nearly all of it wetland. They are Meissner Island, near Valmeyer, Illinois; Harlow Island, near Festus, Missouri; and Wilkinson Island, near Gorham, Illinois.[1]
The Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge has a local headquarters at Rockwood, Illinois, in Randolph County. In all, the refuge is located in parts of Jackson, Monroe, and Randolph counties in Illinois, and Jefferson and Perry counties in Missouri. The refuge relies for much of its staffing on the nearby Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge near Carbondale, Illinois.[1]
This Refuge was created in response to the
References
- ^ a b c d "Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
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