Established in 1975, Hillside National Wildlife Refuge supports hundreds of
wildlife species. Before what is now refuge land was transferred to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, it was used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
capture sediment from the Yazoo Basin Headwater area. Today, the refuge
includes hardwood forest bottomlands – with oaks and cottonwood trees in
higher elevations and willow, bald cypress and tupelo sloughs (or brakes) in
lower elevations.

Established in 1975, Hillside National Wildlife Refuge supports hundreds of wildlife species. Before what is now refuge land was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it was used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to capture sediment from the Yazoo Basin Headwater area. Today, the refuge includes hardwood forest bottomlands – with oaks and cottonwood trees in higher elevations and willow, bald cypress and tupelo sloughs (or brakes) in lower elevations.

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Hillside National Wildlife Refuge

Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1977, encompasses about
7,400 acres in Holmes County along the ecological border between the
Mississippi alluvial plain and loessal hills in the biologically and
culturally unique Delta region of Mississippi. The refuge is known for large
numbers of wintering waterfowl and is home to more than 250 bird species.

Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1977, encompasses about 7,400 acres in Holmes County along the ecological border between the Mississippi alluvial plain and loessal hills in the biologically and culturally unique Delta region of Mississippi. The refuge is known for large numbers of wintering waterfowl and is home to more than 250 bird species.

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