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Wildlife Areas in National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries

Wilderness Area: Service land designated by Congress to be managed as a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System, in accordance with the terms of the Wilderness Act of 1964. All Service Wilderness Areas occur within National Wildlife Refuges, with the exception of the Mount Massive Wilderness Area which is located at the Leadville National Fish Hatchery.

       

PUBLIC LAW

STATE AND UNIT

WILDERNESS NAME

WILDERNESS ACRES

REFUGE ACRES

NUMBER

DATE

ALASKA          
ALASKA MARITIME ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 1,300,000.00 3,465,246.79
96-487
12-02-80
ALASKA MARITIME BERING SEA 81,340.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
ALASKA MARITIME BOGOSLOF 175.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
ALASKA MARITIME CHAMISSO 455.00 0.00
93-632
01-03-75
ALASKA MARITIME FORRESTER ISLAND

2,832.00

0.00
91-504
10-23-70
ALASKA MARITIME HAZY ISLAND 32.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
ALASKA MARITIME SEMIDI 250,000.00 0.00
96-487
12-02-80
ALASKA MARITIME SIMEONOF 25,855.00 0.00
94-557
10-19-76
ALASKA MARITIME ST. LAZARIA 65.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
ALASKA MARITIME TUXEDNI 5,566.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
ALASKA MARITIME UNIMAK 910,000.00 0.00
96-487
12-02-80
ARCTIC MOLLIE BEATTIE 8,000,000.00 19,285,922.40
96-487
12-02-80
BECHAROF BECHAROF 400,000.00 1,200,017.75
96-487
12-02-80
INNOKO INNOKO 1,240,000.00 3,850,321.21
96-487
12-02-80
IZEMBEK IZEMBEK 307,981.76 311,075.78
96-487
12-02-80
KENAI KENAI 1,354,247.0 1,908,178.23
96-487
12-02-80
KOYUKUK KOYUKUK 400,000.00 3,550,000.53
96-487
12-02-80
SELAWIK SELAWIK 240,000.00 2,150,002.01
96-487
12-02-80
TOGIAK TOGIAK

2,270,799.79

 4,098,740.94
96-487
12-02-80
YUKON DELTA ANDREAFSKY 1,300,000.00 19,166,094.48
96-487
12-02-80
YUKON DELTA NUNIVAK 600,000.00 0.00
96-487
12-02-80
STATE TOTAL   18,689,348.55 58,985,600.12
 
  
ARIZONA      
 
  
CABREZA PRIETA CABEZA PRIETA 803,418.00 860,041.32
101-628
11-28-90
HAVASU HAVASU 14,606.00 30,279.82
101-628
11-28-90
IMPERIAL IMPERIAL 9,220.00 17,809.76
101-628
11-28-90
KOFA KOFA 516,200.00 666,480.00
101-628
11-28-90
STATE TOTAL   1,343,444.00 1,574,610.90
 
  
ARKANSAS      
 
  
BIG LAKE BIG LAKE 2,143.80 11,036.10
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   2,143.80 11,036.10
 
  
CALIFORNIA      
 
  
FARALLON FARALLON 141.00 211.00
93-550
12-26-74
HAVASU HAVASU 3,195.00 7,235.34
103-433
10-31-94
IMPERIAL IMPERIAL 5,836.00 7,958.19
103-433
10-31-94
STATE TOTAL   9,172.00 15,404.53
 
  
COLORADO      
 
  
LEADVILLE NFH MOUNT MASSIVE 2,560.00 3,065.88
96-560
12-22-80
STATE TOTAL   2,560.00 3,065.88
 
  
FLORIDA      
 
  
CEDAR KEYS CEDAR KEYS 379.00 891.15
92-364
08-07-72
CHASSAHOWITZKA CHASSAHOWITZKA 23,578.93 30,842.91
94-557
10-19-76
GREAT WHITE HERON FLORIDA KEYS 1,900.00 192,787.68
93-632
01-03-75
ISLAND BAY ISLAND BAY 20.24 20.24
91-504
10-23-70
J.N. DING DARLING J.N. DING DARLING 2,619.13 6,388.28
94-557
10-19-76
KEY WEST FLORIDA KEYS 2,019.00 208,308.17
93-632
01-03-75
LAKE WOODRUFF LAKE WOODRUFF 1,066.00 21,559.02
94-557
10-19-76
NATIONAL KEY DEER FLORIDA KEYS (1) 2,278.00 8,952.31
93-632
01-03-75
NATIONAL KEY DEER FLORIDA KEYS (2) 0.00 0.00
97-211
06-30-82
PASSAGE KEY PASSAGE KEY 36.37 63.87
91-504
10-23-70
PELICAN ISLAND PELICAN ISLAND 5.50 5,375.93
91-504
10-23-70
ST. MARKS ST. MARKS 17,350.00 67,623.07
93-632
01-03-75
STATE TOTAL   51,252.17 542,812.58
 
  
GEORGIA      
 
  
BLACKBEARD ISLAND BLACKBEARD ISLAND 3,000.00 5,617.64
93-632
10-23-70
OKEFENOKEE OKEFENOKEE 353,981.00 391,401.99
93-429
10-01-74
WOLF ISLAND WOLF ISLAND 5,125.82 5,125.82
93-632
01-03-75
STATE TOTAL   362,106.82 402,145.45
 
  
ILLINOIS      
 
  
CRAB ORCHARD CRAB ORCHARD 4,050.00 43,888.52
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL 4,050.00 43,888.52
 
  
LOUISIANA      
 
  
BRETON BRETON 5,000.00 9,047.00
93-632
01-01-75
LACASSINE LACASSINE 3,345.60 34,378.77
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   8,345.60 43,425.77
 
  
MAINE      
 
  
MOOSEHORN BARING UNIT 4,680.00 27,680,45
93-632
01-03-75
MOOSEHORN BIRCH ISLANDS UNIT 6.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
MOOSEHORN EDMUNDS UNIT 2,706.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
STATE TOTAL 7,392.00 27,680.45
 
  
MASSACHUSETTS      
 
  
MONOMOY MONOMOY 2,420.00 2,701.85
91-504
10-23-70
STATE TOTAL   2,420.00 2,701.85
 
  
MICHIGAN      
 
  
HURON HURON ISLANDS 147.50 146.85
91-504
10-23-70
MICHIGAN ISLANDS MICHIGAN ISLANDS 12.00 597.39
91-504
10-23-70
SENEY SENEY 25,150.00 95,244.81
91-504
10-23-70
STATE TOTAL 25,309.50 95,989.05
 
  
MINNESOTA      
 
  
AGASSIZ AGASSIZ 4,000.00 61,500.93
94-557
10-19-76
TAMARAC TAMARAC 2,180.00 35,191.38
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   6,180.00 96,692.31
 
  
MISSOURI      
 
  
MINGO MINGO 7,730.00 21,745.86
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   7,730.00 21,745.86
 
  
MONTANA      
 
  
MEDICINE LAKE MEDICINE LAKE 11,366.00 31,484.01
94-557
10-19-76
RED ROCK LAKES RED ROCK LAKES 32,350.00 51,744.41
94-557
10-19-76
UL BEND UL BEND (1) 20,819.00 56,049.56
94-557
10-19-76
UL BEND UL BEND (2) 0.00 0.00
98-140
10-31-83
STATE TOTAL   64,535.00 139,277.98
 
  
NEBRASKA      
 
  
FORT NIOBRARA FORT NIOBRARA 4,635.00 19,132.53
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   4,635.00 19,132.53
 
  
NEW JERSEY      
 
  
EDWIN B. FORSYTHE BRIGANTINE 6,681.00 45,191.13
93-632
01-03-75
GREAT SWAMP GREAT SWAMP 3,660.00 7,530.95
90-532
09-28-68
STATE TOTAL   10,341.00 52,722.08
 
  
NEW MEXICO      
 
  
BITTER LAKE SALT CREEK 9,621.00 26,608.64
91-504
10-23-70
BOSQUE DEL APACHE CHUPADEA UNIT 5,289.00 57,191.10
93-632
01-03-75
BOSQUE DEL APACHE INDIAN WELL UNIT 5,139.00 0.00
93-632
01-03-75
BOSQUE DEL APACHE LITTLE SAN PASCUAL UNIT 19,859.00 0.00
93-632
01-03-75
STATE TOTAL   39,908.00 81,799.74
 
  
NORTH CAROLINA      
 
  
SWANQUARTER SWANQUARTER 8,784.93 16,411.09
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   8,784.93 16,411.09
 
  
NORTH DAKOTA      
 
  
CHASE LAKE CHASE LAKE 4,155.00 4,449.47
93-632
01-03-75
LOSTWOOD LOSTWOOD 5,577.00 26,903.99
96-632
01-03-75
STATE TOTAL   9,732.00 31,353.46
 
  
OHIO      
 
  
WEST SISTER ISLAND WEST SISTER ISLAND 77.00 80.13
93-632
01-03-75
STATE TOTAL   77.00 80.13
 
  
OKLAHOMA      
 
  
WICHITA MOUNTAINS CHARONS GARDEN UNIT 5,723.00 59,019.60
91-504
10-23-70
WICHITA MOUNTAINS NORTH MOUNTAIN UNIT 2,847.00 0.00
91-504
10-23-70
STATE TOTAL   8,570.00 59,019.60
 
  
OREGON      
 
  
OREGON ISLANDS OREGON ISLANDS (1) 21.00 1,079.61
91-504
10-23-70
OREGON ISLANDS OREGON ISLANDS (2) 459.00 0.00
95-450
10-11-78
OREGON ISLANDS OREGON ISLANDS (3) 445.06 0.00
104-333
 11-12-96
THREE ARCH ROCKS THREE ARCH ROCKS 15.00 15.00
91-504
10-23-70
STATE TOTAL   940.06 1,095.61
 
  
SOUTH CAROLINA      
 
  
CAPE ROMAIN CAPE ROMAIN 29,000.00 65,224.94
93-632
01-03-75
STATE TOTAL   29,000.00 65,224.94
 
  
WASHINGTON      
 
  
COPALIS WASHINGTON ISLANDS 60.80 60.80
91-504
10-23-70
FLATTERY ROCKS WASHINGTON ISLANDS 125.00 125.00
91-504
10-23-70
QUILLAYUTE NEEDLES WASHINGTON ISLANDS 300.20 300.20
91-504
10-23-70
SAN JUAN ISLANDS SAN JUAN ISLANDS 353.00 448.53
94-557
10-19-76
STATE TOTAL   839.00 934.53
 
  
WISCONSIN      
 
  
GRAVEL ISLAND WISCONSIN ISLANDS 27.00 27.00
91-504
10-23-70
GREEN BAY WISCONSIN ISLANDS 2.00 2.00
91-504
10-23-70
STATE TOTAL   29.00 29.00
 
  
GRAND TOTAL   20,698,845.43 62,290,453.29
 
  

As of 9/30/2002

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