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Washita National Wildlife Refuge
Rt. 1 Box 68
Butler, Oklahoma 73625
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| "They tumble out of the sky like maple leaves, side-slipping right and left to lose altitude, feet spraddled toward shouts of welcome below." <P>Aldo Leopold could easily have been describing the more than 40,000 geese that punctuate the quiet beauty of the 8,200-acre Washita National Wildlife Refuge each winter. Within the refuge, the slow-moving Washita River winds through prairie and farmlands to merge with Foss Reservoir, providing a home and resting area for geese and other waterfowl. Gently rolling hills, ravines, and bottomlands laced with creeks shelter wildlife as common as white-tailed deer and as exotic as the Texas horned lizard, a State endangered species. <P> |
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9-Aug-2009
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| History of Washita National Wildlife Refuge - ... reserves of natural gas. There are seven active wells on the refuge. The Washita National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1961 under the Fish & Wildlife Coordination Act primarily to provide a ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - Bird Checklists of the United States Washita National Wildlife Refuge Butler, Oklahoma Washita National Wildlife Refuge is operated by the US Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - ... Printed 1984) Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge -- Tishomingo, OK (Printed 5/85) Washita National Wildlife Refuge -- Butler, OK Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge -- Indiahoma, OK (Updated 9/97 ... | | Washita National Wildlife Refuge - self-guided wildlife trail in western oklahoma for travelers, birders, photographers, and wildlife ... 17 Foss Lake State Park 18 Washita National Wildlife Refuge 19 Elk City Lake 20 Ackly Park ... | | Oklahoma Birding Hotspots - A comprehensive list of the best birding locations in the state of Oklahoma ... 2874 Black Kettle National Grasslands, 580/497-2143 Washita National Wildlife Refuge, 580/664-2205 Foss State Park, 580 ... |
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| The refuge rests on the northwest portion of Foss Reservoir between the towns of Butler and Hammon in Custer County Oklahoma. Headquarters and office are located 5 miles west of Butler on State Highway 33, then 1 mile north and one-half mile west. <P> |
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