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The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km) [2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) [3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
The island lies upstream from Grandview Island and the towns of New Matamoras, Ohio and Friendly, West Virginia. It takes its name from Mill Creek, which empties into the Ohio River from the Ohio side in its vicinity. Mill Creek Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. [1]
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge, one of the three refuges in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Ohio.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge more than 30 years ago to protect islands all along the Ohio, but most of the preserved land is along ...
Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge: Nomans Land: 1998 640 acres (2.6 km 2) [197] Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge: Middlesex County Worcester County: 1974 1,667 acres (6.75 km 2) [198] Parker River National Wildlife Refuge: Plum Island: 1942 4,662 acres (18.87 km 2) [199] Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Massachusetts ...
Along with Witten Towhead, Williamson Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. [1] In 1817, John Buck settled in Tyler County and executed a lease on Williamson Island. This is the first recorded entry of the Buck surname in Tyler County. The mountain to its east, Buck Knob, takes its name from the island's Buck family.
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States, which is located in the state of Ohio.This refuge was established in 1961, under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the purpose of the refuge being created was “… for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.” 16 U.S.C. 715d.
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