Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1961 from land acquired from the former "Wapanocca Outing Club" which was a prestigious hunting club formed in 1886. The refuge is located 3 miles (5 km) west of the Mississippi River near the city of Turrell, Arkansas.
The refuge was once a bend in the Mississippi River. It is a migration stopover for warblers and other neo-tropical birds. The refuge is host to the blue heron, and the common egret as well as the bald eagle. The refuge is a major stopover on the Mississippi Flyway. Wapanocca consists of 600 acres (2.4 km2) of open water, 1,800 acres (7 km2) of swampland, 500 acres (2.0 km2) of bottomland hardwood, 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of cropland, and 400 acres (1.6 km2) of grassland.
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wapanocca, national, wildlife, refuge, acre, wildlife, refuge, crittenden, county, arkansas, managed, united, states, fish, wildlife, service, iucn, category, habitat, species, management, area, united, stateslocationcrittenden, county, arkansas, united, state. The Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge is a 5 484 acre 22 km2 wildlife refuge in Crittenden County Arkansas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Wapanocca National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area Map of the United StatesLocationCrittenden County Arkansas United StatesNearest cityTurrell ArkansasCoordinates35 20 45 N 90 13 00 W 35 34583 N 90 21667 W 35 34583 90 21667Area5 484 acres 22 19 km2 Established1961Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteWapanocca National Wildlife Refuge Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1961 from land acquired from the former Wapanocca Outing Club which was a prestigious hunting club formed in 1886 The refuge is located 3 miles 5 km west of the Mississippi River near the city of Turrell Arkansas The refuge was once a bend in the Mississippi River It is a migration stopover for warblers and other neo tropical birds The refuge is host to the blue heron and the common egret as well as the bald eagle The refuge is a major stopover on the Mississippi Flyway Wapanocca consists of 600 acres 2 4 km2 of open water 1 800 acres 7 km2 of swampland 500 acres 2 0 km2 of bottomland hardwood 1 200 acres 4 9 km2 of cropland and 400 acres 1 6 km2 of grassland References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message External links editCrittenden County Open Portal Website Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge This article related to a protected area in Arkansas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 1123481483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
