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Trinity River
National Wildlife Refuge
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 Refuge Overview: Located in southeast Texas along the Trinity River in Liberty County, the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge was added to National Wildlife Refuge System in 1994 with an initial purchase of 4,400 acres. Since that time, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) has approved two additional land purchases using funds from the sales of Federal Duck Stamps as well as other Migratory Bird Conservation Fund sources. The first tract, purchased in 1994, added 4,325 acres, and the second, purchased in June 2002, added 5,129 acres to the refuge. The most recent addition to the refuge represented the combined efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and other members of the Texas Valley Joint Venture. The long-term plan for the refuge includes an additional 61,551 acres to be acquired.
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Habitat: The Trinity River National Wildlife
Refuge protects remnant bottomland hardwood forests and wetland
habitat, providing essential foraging and roosting areas for
migrating wood ducks, mallards, gadwall, widgeon, green and blue-winged
teal, lesser scaup, and mottled ducks. The area also serves as
a rookery for numerous species of waterbirds and provides key
nesting areas in tree cavities for wood ducks and black-bellied
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Recreation Opportunities: Preserving
one of the few remaining high quality waterfowl areas in east Texas,
the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge also provides numerous
recreation outlets for the public. Opportunities for fishing, crabbing,
crawfishing, waterfowl hunting, wildlife observation, and photography
abound on the refuge.
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