Red River National Wildlife Refuge

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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Location Louisiana Established 2001		Nearest city Shreveport

Governing body United States Fish and Wildlife Service Website Red River National Wildlife Refuge Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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The Red River National Wildlife Refuge (established 2001) is a preservation project which will ultimately consist of approximately 50,000 acres (200 km²) of United States federal lands and water along that section of the Red River between Colfax in Grant Parish, Louisiana, and the Arkansas state line, a distance of approximately 120 miles (190 km). Currently the refuge has acquired approximately 6,000 acres (24 km²) of the proposed 50,000 acres (200 km²).

The four focus areas for land purchase are:

Lower Cane River (Natchitoches Parish)

Spanish Lake Lowlands (Natchitoches Parish)

Bayou Pierre Floodplain (DeSoto and Red River parishes)

Wardview (Caddo and Bossier parishes)

References

Red River National Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia

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