Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1958 as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds. The refuge primarily consists of 40,000 acres. Originally designated as Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge, the Refuge was renamed as virtually all of the historic Klamath Marsh now lies within Refuge boundaries. This large natural marsh provides important nesting, feeding, and resting habitat for waterfowl, while the surrounding meadowlands are attractive nesting and feeding areas for sandhill crane, yellow rail, and various shorebirds and raptors. The adjacent pine forests also support diverse wildlife including the great gray owl and Rocky Mountain elk. During summer months, opportunities to canoe in Wocus Bay allow for wildlife observation and a great scenic route.
klamath, marsh, national, wildlife, refuge, established, 1958, inviolate, sanctuary, other, management, purpose, migratory, birds, refuge, primarily, consists, acres, originally, designated, klamath, forest, national, wildlife, refuge, refuge, renamed, virtual. Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1958 as an inviolate sanctuary or for any other management purpose for migratory birds The refuge primarily consists of 40 000 acres Originally designated as Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge the Refuge was renamed as virtually all of the historic Klamath Marsh now lies within Refuge boundaries This large natural marsh provides important nesting feeding and resting habitat for waterfowl while the surrounding meadowlands are attractive nesting and feeding areas for sandhill crane yellow rail and various shorebirds and raptors The adjacent pine forests also support diverse wildlife including the great gray owl and Rocky Mountain elk During summer months opportunities to canoe in Wocus Bay allow for wildlife observation and a great scenic route Klamath Marsh National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area LocationKlamath County Oregon USANearest cityKlamath Falls OregonCoordinates42 54 29 N 121 41 04 W 42 90816 N 121 68457 W 42 90816 121 68457Area40 885 acres 16 546 ha 1 Established1958 1958 Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteKlamath Marsh NWRReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Annual Report of Lands as of September 30 2009 PDF United States Fish and Wildlife Service Klamath Marsh National Wildlife RefugeExternal links editRefuge Overview Refuge Map nbsp This Klamath County Oregon state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a protected area in Oregon is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 934383540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
