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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
National Wildlife Refuge System canonical	222
National Wildlife Refuge	27
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System	2
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966	1
National Wildlife Refuges	1
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge	1

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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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	U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: 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	United States government ⓘ surface form: 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	U.S. National Forest ⓘ surface form: National Forest System National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ United States National Park System ⓘ surface form: National Park System
scope	nationwide ⓘ
supports	biodiversity conservation ⓘ climate change adaptation for wildlife ⓘ migratory bird flyways ⓘ

Referenced by (254)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

U.S. National Monument → differentFrom → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Wildlife Refuge

Vieques National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → legalMandate → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → oversees → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Rose Atoll → administeredAs → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge → designation → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

United States protected areas system → includes → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Great Dismal Swamp → protectedAreaDesignation → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Great Dismal Swamp → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

United States Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Hanford Reach National Monument → partOfNetwork → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (part) → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

subject surface form: Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge

National Heritage Areas → distinctFrom → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

subject surface form: National Heritage Area

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Federal Duck Stamp Program → beneficiary → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

National Wilderness Preservation System → relatedTo → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (partial) → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

subject surface form: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (partial) → designation → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

subject surface form: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

National Seashores → distinguishedFrom → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuges

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Haystack Rock → protectedAs → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → designation → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge → partOfNetwork → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Dungeness Spit → hasProtectedAreaStatus → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Wildlife Refuge

Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge → partOf → National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ