Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of the United States | |
Location | Arkansas, United States |
Nearest city | Crossett, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 33°05′25″N 92°08′31″W / 33.090409°N 92.141819°W |
Area | 64,902 acres (262.65 km2) |
Established | 1970 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Felsenthal NWR |
The Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge is a 64,902 acre (262.65 km2) [1] wildlife refuge located in south-central Arkansas in Ashley, Bradley, and Union counties. It is the world's largest green tree reservoir.
The Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge is a wetlands complex near Lake Jack Lee, which is located on the confluence of the Saline and Ouachita Rivers. It is made up of various streams, creeks, lakes, and sloughs.
In addition to the wetland lowlands the refuge has areas of pine and upland hardwood forests. The refuge is home to migratory and resident waterfowl as well as marsh and water birds. The park is also home to a large population of red-cockaded woodpeckers and is a habitat of the bald eagle and American alligator.
The refuge also contains over 200 Native American archaeological sites, primarily from the Caddo tribe that lived in the area as long as 5,000 years ago. These sites include the remains of seasonal fishing camps, ceremonial plazas, temple mounds and large villages containing as many as 200 structures.
The refuge was created in 1970.
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- IUCN Category IV
- National Wildlife Refuges in Arkansas
- Protected areas of Ashley County, Arkansas
- Protected areas of Bradley County, Arkansas
- Protected areas of Union County, Arkansas
- Wetlands of Arkansas
- Landforms of Ashley County, Arkansas
- Landforms of Bradley County, Arkansas
- Arkansas geography stubs
- Southern United States protected area stubs