Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area

Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the United States
Location	Gibson County and Pike County, Indiana, United States
Nearest city	Francisco, Indiana
Coordinates
Area	23,962 acres (96.97 km²)
Established	1994
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/PatokaRiver/

The Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Areas located within Gibson and Pike Counties

The Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area established in 1994, is a collection of wildlife refuges and habitats situated along the Patoka River in Gibson and Pike Counties in southwestern Indiana. It consists mostly of the main body refuge along nearly 40 miles (64 km) of the river's course from just north of Francisco, Indiana to just west of Velpen, Indiana.^[1] Other areas include the Cane Ridge Wildlife Management Area managed by Duke Energy and located immediately south of Gibson Lake and the Gibson Generating Station in northwestern Gibson County, 9 miles (14 km) east of the main body. The refuge is authorized for 23,962 acres (96.97 km²). As of 2010, 6,149 acres (24.88 km²) are owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Many species of birds nest or spend the winter in these areas, including the endangered bald eagle and least tern.

In 2012, tier 1 of the Interstate 69 Project was built through this area immediately west of Oakland City in the strip long been set aside when the original Interstate was built, using a 1.5-mile long bridge to lessen the environmental impact. Originally Interstate 69 was to go along a route similar to the current construction route. This has prompted some disturbances by the group Earth First!, including "evicting" the project offices in Oakland City.^[2]

References & Resources

^ Patoka River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Planning Page
^ Earth First! Journal - NAFTA Superhighway, by Sprout

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

External links

Official site

Points of interest in Gibson County, Indiana

Protected areas of Indiana

National Park Service	George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

National Forest	Hoosier

National Wildlife Refuges	Big Oaks Muscatatuck Patoka River

National Natural Landmarks	Cowles Bog Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef Harrison Spring Marengo Cave Ohio Coral Reef Orangeville Rise Pinhook Bog Portland Arch Nature Preserve Rocky Hollow Falls Canyon Nature Preserve Wesley Chapel Gulf Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve

State Parks	Brown County Chain O'Lakes Charlestown Clifty Falls Falls of the Ohio Fort Harrison Harmonie Indiana Dunes Lincoln McCormick's Creek Mounds O'Bannon Woods Ouabache Pokagon Potato Creek Prophetstown Shades Shakamak Spring Mill Summit Lake Tippecanoe River Turkey Run Versailles White River Whitewater Memorial

State Forests and Recreation Areas	Clark Deam Lake Ferdinand Greene–Sullivan Harrison–Crawford Jackson–Washington Martin Morgan–Monroe Owen–Putnam Pike Salamonie River Selmier Starve Hollow Yellowwood

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area