About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Current Topics
Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Boating/Fishing vehicle access permit to Lake Drummond. For permit application and instructions, please visit the link below.
Permits
July 13, 2013Call for volunteers!
Join a team to survey refuge butterflies in this annual event.
July Butterfly Count
A long standing sign of a change in the season, the refuge Banding Station prepares to open.
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An active fire management program is housed on the refuge. Seasonal activities include the planning and implementation of controlled burns, and wildfire suppression. The zone program conducts burns 9 months a year, and averages 35 burn days a year. Burns are conducted in a wide range of habitat types, including marsh, grasslands, pocosins, and upland pine and hardwood forest.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: May 15, 2013