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Pocosin Lakes
National Wildlife Refuge
PO Box 329 (mailing),
205 South Ludington Dr
Columbia, NC 27925

252-796-3004

pocosinlakes@fws.gov

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Walter B Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds, Columbia, NC
Refuge Facts
 Established: 1990 (the 12,000-acre Pungo Unit was established as Pungo National Wildlife Refuge in 1963, then merged into Pocosin Lakes, when it was established).
Acres: 110,106 (90,000 donated).
Located in Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties, NC; Headquarters located in Columbia.

Financial Impact of the Refuge
13-person staff.
63,000 visitors annually.
Annual operating budget $2.1 million (FY 07).

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