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National Wildlife Refuges accessable to the public

Find the list for your state or territory under these categories, which are arranged by major flyways for migratory birds:

Atlantic Region

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Mississippi Region

Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin

Central (Rocky Mountain) Region

Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming

Pacific Region

Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington

Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam
 



Related Web sites

National Wildlife Refuge System
http://bluegoose.arw.r9.fws.gov/

Defenders of Wildlife
http://www.Defenders.org/

Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/

National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/nwf


 



Bibliography

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RESOURCES

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC     John G. Mitchell. “Our Polluted Runoff: Widespread as Rain and Deadly as Poison.” February 1996.

Elizabeth Royte. “On the Brink: Hawaii’s Vanishing Species.” September 1995.

Douglas H. Chadwick. “Dead or Alive: The Endangered Species Act.” March 1995.

John G. Mitchell. “Our National Parks: Legacy at Risk.” October 1994.

Alan Mairson. “The Everglades: Dying for Help.” April 1994.

Richard Conniff. “Federal Lands.” February 1994.

Richard Conniff, William S. Ellis, John G. Mitchell, Michael Parfit. “Water: A Special Edition.” November 1993.

Tom Horton. “Chesapeake Bay—Hanging in the Balance.” June 1993.

John G. Mitchell.“Our Disappearing Wetlands.” October 1992.

Nicole Duplaix. “South Florida Water: Paying the Price.” July 1990.
 

BOOKS National Geographic Society. National Parks of North America: Canada, United States, Mexico. 1995.

National Geographic Society. Melham, Tom. Alaska’s Wildlife Treasures. 1994.

National Geographic Society. Grove, Noel. Wild Lands for Wildlife: America’s National Refuges. 1984.

National Geographic Society. Our Threatened Inheritance: Natural Treasures of the United States. 1984.

National Geographic Society. A Guide To Our Federal Lands. 1984.


(For a list of the Society’s publications, go to the NGS PUBLICATIONS INDEX)

SELECTED SOURCES

Cutright, Paul Russell. Theodore Roosevelt the Naturalist. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1956

Mitchell, John G. “America’s Wildlife Refuges are in a Mess.” Wildlife Conservation, March/April 1991.

Riley, Laura and William. The National Wildlife Refuges. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1992.

Williams, Ted. “Seeking Refuge.” Audubon, May 1996.


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