Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
36°53′20″N 88°21′40″W / 36.889°N 88.3612°W / 36.889; -88.3612[1]Area 8,040 acres (32.5 km2) Established 1997 Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge Federal State
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge is an 8,040-acre (32.5 km)[2] bottomland hardwood forest in western Kentucky near Benton. The refuge lies along the East Fork of the Clarks River and is the seasonal home to more than 200 species of migratory birds. The bottom lands are dominated with overcup oaks, bald cypress, and tupelo-gum, and the slightly higher, better drained areas are covered with willow oak, swamp chestnut oak, red oak, sweet gum, sycamore, ash, and elm.
References
- Refuge website
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Protected areas of Kentucky
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- Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves