John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum

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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is an urban wildlife refuge in Philadelphia that protects the largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh in Pennsylvania and provides habitat for diverse bird and animal species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national wildlife refuge
protected area
urban wildlife refuge
area approximately 1000 acres
country United States of America
surface form: United States
established 1972
formerName John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tinicum National Environmental Center
hasEcosystemType freshwater tidal marsh
wetland
hasFacility visitor center
hasHabitat marsh
meadow
open water
riparian corridor
woodland
hasIUCNCategory IV
hasTrailLength over 10 miles of trails
homeTo amphibians
fish
invertebrates
mammals
migratory birds
raptors
reptiles
songbirds
waterfowl
importantFor bird migration along the Atlantic Flyway
locatedIn Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware Bay
surface form: Delaware River estuary

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania
locatedInUrbanArea Philadelphia metropolitan area
locatedNear Philadelphia International Airport
locatedOnWaterbody Cobbs Creek NERFINISHED
Darby Creek NERFINISHED
Delaware River
surface form: Delaware River tidal system
managedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
namedAfter H. John Heinz III
John Heinz
offersActivity birdwatching
canoeing
environmental education
fishing
hiking
wildlife observation
partOf National Wildlife Refuge System
protects largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh in Pennsylvania
purpose conservation of wildlife habitat
protection of wetlands
providing environmental education and recreation

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Southwest Philadelphia hasLandmark John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Delaware County, Pennsylvania contains John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum formerName John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tinicum National Environmental Center
Eastwick borderedBy John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Folcroft, Pennsylvania containsProtectedArea John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum