Red River National Wildlife Refuge

Red River National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the United States
Location	Louisiana
Nearest city	Shreveport
Coordinates
Established	2001
Governing body	United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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)

See also

• List of National Wildlife Refuges: Louisiana

References

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

External links

• http://www.fws.gov/refuge/red_river
• http://www.facebook.com/RedRiverNWR