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9780312241285

Audubon Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges: Southeast; Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312241285

  • ISBN10:

    0312241283

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2000-04-22
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $19.95

Summary

The roots of the current National Wildlife Refuge System were formed in 1903 by Theodore Roosevelt, who wanted to keep our most important habitats "forever wild". Devoted primarily to protecting wildlife, wetlands, and open spaces, refuges offer unrivaled opportunities for visitors to observe and learn about our natural world.There are now more than 500 refuge areas in the United States, comprising more than 90 million acres. Habitats protected by refuges include virgin forests, tidal marshes, prairies, deserts, and tundra; species that flourish on refuges include the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon, the American alligator, the American bison, mountain lions, bats, beavers, bears, sea turtles, and hundreds of others, including more than 60 endangered species.With more than 19 million copies sold to date and more than 105 titles now in print, the National Audubon Society's book program includes the National Audubon Society Field Guides (Knopf) and National Audubon Society First Field Guides (Scholastic). The mission of the Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. The National Wildlife Refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Table of Contents

Foreword viii
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Preface x
John Flicker
Introduction 1(14)
Southeast 15(196)
ALABAMA
Bon Secour NWR
28(6)
Eufaula NWR
34(5)
Wheeler NWR
39(7)
FLORIDA
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee NWR
46(5)
Crystal River NWR
51(5)
Florida Keys NWRs
56(3)
J. N. ``Ding'' Darling NWR
59(7)
Lake Woodruff NWR
66(3)
Lower Suwannee NWR
69(6)
Merritt Island NWR
75(9)
St. Marks NWR
84(7)
GEORGIA
Okefenokee NWR
91(8)
Piedmont NWR
99(3)
Savannah Coastal NWRs
102(8)
MISSISSIPPI
Noxubee NWR
110(5)
Yazoo NWR
115(5)
NORTH CAROLINA
Alligator River & Pea Island NWRs
120(9)
Mackay Island NWR
129(5)
Mattamuskeet NWR
134(5)
Pee Dee NWR
139(3)
Pocosin Lakes NWR
142(3)
PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Caribbean Island NWRs
145(3)
SOUTH CAROLINA
ACE Basin NWR
148(5)
Cape Romain NWR
153(8)
Carolina Sandhills NWR
161(5)
Pinckney Island NWR
166(6)
TENNESSEE
Reelfoot NWR
172(7)
Tennessee NWR
179(32)
Appendix
Nonvisitable National Wildlife Refuges
185(1)
Federal recreation fees
186(1)
Volunteer activities
187(1)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service general information
188(1)
National Audubon Society Wildlife Sanctuaries
189(2)
Bibliography and Resources
191(2)
Glossary
193(6)
Index
199(8)
Acknowledgments
207(1)
About the author
207(1)
Photography credits
207(2)
National Audubon Society mission statement
209(2)
National Audubon Society application form
211

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