Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
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Location	Pend Oreille, Stevens counties, Washington, United States
Nearest city	Colville, Washington
Coordinates	48°29′00″N 117°37′00″W
Area	42,594 acres (172.37 km2)
Established	1939
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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The Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve, one of the National Wildlife Refuges operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The 42,594-acre (172.37 km²) refuge is located east of Colville, Washington along the west slope of the Selkirk Mountain Range. It lies mostly in eastern Stevens County, but a small part extends eastward into western Pend Oreille County. It is the only mountainous, mixed-conifer forest refuge outside of Alaska and the largest in Washington state.

View of a gorge in the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife found in the refuge include numerous songbirds, bald eagles, elk, black bears, moose and white-tailed deer.

Public uses include hunting, fishing, hiking, and horseback riding.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

External links

• Little Pend Oreille NWR
• Friends of the Little Pend Oreille NWR