Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
P. O. Box 329
Columbia, North Carolina 27925
Contact: Susan Russo- 252-796-3004 ext 223
Contact: Susan Russo- 252-796-3004 ext 223 |
News Release
May 13, 2004
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Hosts Fishing Event
Come celebrate National Fishing Week at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Walter B. Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds on Saturday, June 12th, 10 – noon. Learn how to bait a hook, cast a line, and handle fish. This will be a morning of outdoor family fun and free to all. If you have any questions, please call Susan J. Russo, Interpretive Ranger at (252) 796-3004 x 223 or stop by the refuge office next to the Tyrrell County Visitors Center in Columbia.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible
for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their
habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages
the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses almost
540 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special
management areas. It also operates 70 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery
resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces
Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory
bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and
restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments
with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program
that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing
and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
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