Features
New Visitor Center Hours
The Visitor Center is now open weekdays from 8:00 to 4:30. Periodically, the visitor center will be open for weekend programs.
Plan Your Visit
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Changes to 2016-17 Hunt Permits
Refuge hunt permits are now available online. Follow the link below for additional details.
Hunt Permits
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Upcoming Programs
View our upcoming programs by following the link below.
Events Calendar
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.
Learn more about the NWRS
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Forty species of native freshwater mussels live within the refuge waters on the Ohio River. This includes six federally endangered mussel species: fanshell, pink mucket, sheepnose, spectaclecase, snuffbox, and rayed bean. Mussels are important to the health of a river ecosystem. They are filter feeders, which helps reduce silt, sediment, and pollutants in the water.
Learn more
Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., Paden Island - © Kent Mason
Last Updated: Sep 20, 2016