Julia Butler Hansen Refuge was established in 1971 specifically to protect and
manage the then endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The refuge contains
over 6,000 acres of pastures, forested tidal swamps, brushy woodlots, marshes
and sloughs along the Columbia River in both Washington and Oregon. Diverse
habitat that support deer also benefit a large variety of wintering and
migratory birds, Roosevelt elk, river otter, reptiles and amphibians, and
nesting bald eagles, great horned owls and osprey.

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge is one of over 560 sites in the National Wildlife
Refuge System, and one of 56 sites established to benefit specific threatened
and endangered species. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this
system is a vital living heritage, conserving wildlife and habitat for people
today and generations to come.

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge was established in 1971 specifically to protect and manage the then endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The refuge contains over 6,000 acres of pastures, forested tidal swamps, brushy woodlots, marshes and sloughs along the Columbia River in both Washington and Oregon. Diverse habitat that support deer also benefit a large variety of wintering and migratory birds, Roosevelt elk, river otter, reptiles and amphibians, and nesting bald eagles, great horned owls and osprey.Julia Butler Hansen Refuge is one of over 560 sites in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and one of 56 sites established to benefit specific threatened and endangered species. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this system is a vital living heritage, conserving wildlife and habitat for people today and generations to come.

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Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer

Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge encompasses approximately 20 islands
and stretches over 27 miles of the Columbia River, from the mouth of the river
upstream to Skamakowa, WA. Although rarely visited by humans, this refuge is a
haven for migratory waterfowl, songbirds, raptors, amphibians and fish.

Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge encompasses approximately 20 islands and stretches over 27 miles of the Columbia River, from the mouth of the river upstream to Skamakowa, WA. Although rarely visited by humans, this refuge is a haven for migratory waterfowl, songbirds, raptors, amphibians and fish.

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer

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