Cache River National Wildlife Refuge |
||
 Refuge Overview: Located in northeast Arkansas in the Cache River Basin and Bayou DeView, the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1986 to protect wintering waterfowl habitat, particularly for mallards and wood ducks. Migratory Bird Conservation Funds, which include Federal Duck Stamp dollars, have been used to purchase two tracts of land for this refuge. The first added 40,140 acres, and the most recent, purchased in June 2002, added 4,363 acres to the refuge. Two Wildlife Management Areas owned by the State of Arkansas lie within the refuge boundary, allowing the state and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to cooperatively manage the habitat area.USFWS Photo |
||
| Wildlife and Habitat: The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge protects the largest remaining expanses of forested wetlands on any tributary within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The area is characterized by cypress-tupelo swamps, oxbow lakes, and bottomland hardwood forests. On the refuge tracts most recently acquired, the Service plans to manage timber to provide nesting habitat for resident wood ducks, and cultivated areas will be reforested with native species to provide a critical food source for wintering waterfowl. | ||
|
|
||