Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge is a 10,780-acre (43.6 km) National Wildlife Refuge located on the Mississippi River at the border of Illinois and Iowa . The refuge is east of Wapello , in Louisa County, Iowa and Mercer County, Illinois .
6-539: Port Louisa is divided into four divisions: Louisa, Horseshoe Bend, Big Timber (including the islands) and Keithsburg. Port Louisa is the northernmost refuge in the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex . The refuge provides several opportunities for public use including hunting, fishing, hiking, photography, interpretation, environmental education, and wildlife observation (not all activities are allowed on all divisions). Port Louisa
12-761: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service . This article related to a protected area in Illinois is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Mercer County, Illinois location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a protected area in Iowa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex The Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
18-661: The Mississippi River and short distances up the Illinois and Iowa rivers. In 2000, Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge was split into five separate National Wildlife Refuges - Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge , Great River National Wildlife Refuge , Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge , Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge , and Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge . The Refuge Complex administration office, located in Quincy, Illinois , has retained
24-485: The river corridor, and to provide wildlife-related recreational experiences for the public. Several units within the Complex were established in the 1940s following construction of the lock and dam system . Those units were consolidated into Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge in 1958. Since then, other areas have been added to Mark Twain, which now includes 45,000 acres (180 km ) scattered along 345 miles (555 km) of
30-555: Was established for the protection of migratory birds including waterfowl, shorebirds, and songbirds. It is located along the Mississippi Flyway , one of the major routes for migrating waterfowl. Refuge units also provide important habitat for big-river fish and a variety of other native wildlife such as deer, fox, beaver, frogs, turtles, and snakes. Key goals are to conserve and enhance the quality and diversity of fish and wildlife and their habitats, to restore floodplain functions in
36-432: Was established for the protection of migratory birds. It is located along the Mississippi Flyway , one of the major routes for migrating waterfowl. Key goals of the refuge are to conserve and enhance the quality and diversity of fish and wildlife and their habitats; and to restore floodplain functions in the river corridor. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
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