Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Sussex County, New Jersey, Orange County, New York, United States |
Nearest city | Sussex, New Jersey |
Coordinates | 41°14′00″N 74°33′00″W / 41.23333°N 74.55000°W |
Area | 5,100 acres (21 km2) |
Established | 1990 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge |
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge is part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Established in 1990 by Public Law 101-593, the refuge straddles nine miles (14 km) of the Wallkill River at and just south of the New York-New Jersey border. Most of the refuge is in Sussex County, New Jersey, with the remainder in Orange County, New York. Two miles (3.2 km) of the Appalachian Trail travel through the refuge, and the refuge has four additional walking trails.
The refuge has more than 5,100 acres (21 km2) of land and is managed primarily for conservation of
The Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge, 35 miles (56 km) to the north, is managed as a subunit.
See also
- List of National Wildlife Refuges of the United States
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.