Green River National Wildlife Refuge
37°53′59″N 87°31′37″W / 37.899808°N 87.527056°W / 37.899808; -87.527056[1]Area 10 acres (0.040 km2)[2] Established 2019 Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Green River National Wildlife Refuge Federal
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Green River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located in Kentucky across from Evansville, Indiana where the Green River joins the Ohio River.
At its debut as the 568th National Wildlife Refuge in 2019, it consisted of 10 acres of land donated by the Southern Conservation Corp.[2] The Fish and Wildlife Refuge has a goal of acquiring 24,000 acres in a 52,000 acre Conservation Partnership Area.
External links
- Refuge website
References
- ^ "Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge Brochure". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ a b White, Douglas (22 November 2019). "Green River National Wildlife Refuge dedicated in Henderson County". The Gleaner. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
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