National Wildlife Refuge System

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federal conservation program protected area network

The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of public lands and waters in the United States dedicated to the conservation, management, and restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal conservation program → protected area network →
administeredBy	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service →
allowsActivity	environmental education → fishing → hunting → interpretation → wildlife observation → wildlife photography →
conservationApproach	ecosystem-based management → habitat protection → habitat restoration → species management →
country	United States →
establishedBy	United States Congress →
governedBy	National Wildlife Refuge System mission statement →
includes	national fish and wildlife refuges → national wildlife refuges → waterfowl production areas → wetland management districts →
legalBasis	Endangered Species Act → Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act → Migratory Bird Conservation Act → National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 → National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 →
managedFor	coastal habitats → endangered species → forest habitats → grassland habitats → marine habitats → migratory birds → threatened species → wetland ecosystems →
managementPriority	wildlife conservation over other uses →
mission	to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats →
ownership	federal government of the United States →
parentAgency	United States Department of the Interior →
publicAccess	generally open to the public subject to regulations →
purpose	conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants → habitat restoration → provision of wildlife-dependent recreation → wildlife management →
relatedTo	National Forest System → National Marine Sanctuary System → National Park System →
scope	nationwide →
supports	biodiversity conservation → climate change adaptation for wildlife → migratory bird flyways →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge → Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge → Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge → Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge → Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → Columbia National Wildlife Refuge → Culebra National Wildlife Refuge → Great Dismal Swamp → Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge → Kofa National Wildlife Refuge → Mariana Trench Marine National Monument ("U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System") → Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge → Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge → Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge → Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge → U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges → United States Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex → Vieques National Wildlife Refuge →	partOf
Culebra National Wildlife Refuge ("National Wildlife Refuge") → Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge ("National Wildlife Refuge") →	designation
Rose Atoll ("National Wildlife Refuge") →	administeredAs
Federal Duck Stamp Program →	beneficiary
U.S. National Monument ("U.S. National Wildlife Refuge") →	differentFrom
National Heritage Area ("National Wildlife Refuge") →	distinctFrom
National Seashores ("National Wildlife Refuges") →	distinguishedFrom
United States protected areas system →	includes
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966") →	legalMandate
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service →	oversees
Hanford Reach National Monument →	partOfNetwork
Great Dismal Swamp ("National Wildlife Refuge") →	protectedAreaDesignation
National Wilderness Preservation System →	relatedTo