Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 28, 1941, under
the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Subsequent lands for the
refuge were acquired under the authority of the Refuge Recreation Act and the
Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The refuge is located within four miles of the Mississippi River in rural
northwest Tennessee, about 35 miles north of the city of Dyersburg and 15
miles southwest of Union City. It encompasses part of Lake and Obion counties
in Tennessee, and extends northward into Fulton County, Kentucky.

Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 28, 1941, under the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Subsequent lands for the refuge were acquired under the authority of the Refuge Recreation Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The refuge is located within four miles of the Mississippi River in rural northwest Tennessee, about 35 miles north of the city of Dyersburg and 15 miles southwest of Union City.  It encompasses part of Lake and Obion counties in Tennessee, and extends northward into Fulton County, Kentucky.

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Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge

The first National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee, Lake Isom National Wildlife
Refuge was established on August 12, 1938, by Executive Order 7953. Subsequent
lands were acquired under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The
refuge was specifically authorized “... as a refuge and breeding ground for
migratory birds and other wildlife ...” , and also “... for use as an
inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory
birds”.

The first National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee, Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 12, 1938, by Executive Order 7953. Subsequent lands were acquired under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The refuge was specifically authorized “... as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife ...” , and also “... for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds”.

Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge

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