Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex

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Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge hunt lottery will be held on September 19th, 2008. You will be notified via mail if you are selected. Thank you for your interest in our 2008/2009 hunting program.

You are invited to come out and help us with a coastal clean up of the beach at Target Rock NWR on September 20, 2008. Sponsored by the Americal Littoral Society and US Fish and Wildlife Service. Please check this link for more information.

Attention Visitors:
The beaches are now open at Morton and Amagansett Refuges! We had a very successful nesting season and would like to thank you for supporting the program by respecting closed areas during the closure period.

The Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP).

For additional information call Long Island NWR Complex Office at 631/286-0485.

Mail us at:
360 Smith Road
P.O. Box 21
Shirley, NY 11967

Welcome !

The Long Island Complex is comprised of eight National Wildlife Refuges and one Wildlife Management Area, covering almost 6,500 acres of Long Island, NY. The primary purpose for each Refuge in the Complex is to protect and benefit wildlife. These nine units consist of many of the habitat types found on Long Island that are critical to migratory birds, endangered species and other wildlife. Long Island’s strategic location—situated in the Long Island Pine Barrens & along the Atlantic Flyway—provides important nesting, wintering and migratory stop‑over areas for hundreds of bird species. Each Refuge in the Complex is unique and provides a necessary component to wildlife survival.

As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is committed to managing the nation’s wildlife. We encourage wildlife‑dependent visitor use when it does not interfere with this primary goal. Please respect the animals and habitats you see when you visit. You too can protect wildlife!

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It all began with one man and one boat, protecting pelicans on a tiny five-acre island in Florida. From that humble beginning arose the world's largest and most diverse network of lands dedicated to the protection and management of a vast array of wildlife. America's National Wildlife Refuge System now encompasses over 95 million acres on more than 540 refuges and thousands of waterfowl production areas.

Mission Statement: The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United State for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.