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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge on the site of the Pinckney family's plantation, is named after Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

Clitoria fragrans

Many of these are located on protected land within the bounds of Seminole State Forest, Lake Wales Ridge State Forest and National Wildlife Refuge, and Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek State Park.

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Within the sanctuary are the Farallon Islands and associated National Wildlife Refuge, the sanctuary protects the feeding grounds of the seabirds and seals that breed and haul out on the islands.

Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex

In 2000, Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge was split into five separate National Wildlife Refuges - Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, Great River National Wildlife Refuge, Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, and Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge.

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on Thacher Island near Rockport, Massachusetts.

West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex

West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Tennessee.

William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge

The refuge was named for William L. Finley, an early conservationist who persuaded President Theodore Roosevelt to set aside the first National Wildlife Refuge west of the Mississippi River.


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Amargosa Pupfish Station

The Amargosa Pupfish Station refuge is contained within the larger Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which along with the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, also includes the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, all managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge

The Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1993 when the U.S. government purchased a large rice farm from the John Hancock Insurance Company.

Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1915 by President Woodrow Wilson after local residents became concerned that agricultural interests were destroying the natural environment of the area.

Chassahowitzka

The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida

Erie National Wildlife Refuge

The Erie National Wildlife Refuge was designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society because of the diversity of habitat it provides to the approximate 237 species of birds attracted to the refuge.

Florida State Road 29

From Immokalee, SR 29 travels along the western edge of the Big Cypress National Preserve and the eastern edge of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Forest before reaching its southern terminus at US 41 (Tamiami Trail).

Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge has the largest hardstem bulrush marsh in North America.

Hillside National Wildlife Refuge

Hillside National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge

Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is the only refuge to be named in honor of an African American.

John Clark Salyer II

In 1966, the Fish and Wildlife Service renamed the Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota as the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge to honor his legacy of contributions to the preservation of America's wildlife.

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is located in Arizona in the southwestern United States, northeast of Yuma and southeast of Quartzsite.

Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge

With the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Great Plains to the east, and the Chihuahuan Desert to the south, Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a diversity of habitats.

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge

North Carolina's largest natural lake, Lake Mattamuskeet, is located entirely within the National Wildlife Refuge.

Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge

Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge

O‘ahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge is home to at least four species of endangered pupu kani oe (O'ahu tree snails), 15 endangered plant species, and many native birds, including the O‘ahu ‘elepaio, ‘i‘iwi, pueo, and native honeycreepers.

Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Mississippi.

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is an inviolate sanctuary expressly for migratory birds, located east of Milton, Delaware.

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act was passed in October 1992 and signed by then President George H. W. Bush.

Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge

Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge was closed following Hurricane Sandy due to damage from the storm.

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge

Established in 2004, the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Mississippi.

Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge

It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges within the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex and was the first National Wildlife Refuge west of the Mississippi River.