Important Places: Yukon Delta Wildlife Refuge
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LOCATION: WESTERN ALASKA SUBJECT: YUKON DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PURPOSE: PRESERVE AND MANAGE THE SIGNIFICANT HABITAT AND WATERWAYS OF THE YUKON DELTA. STATS: >MANAGED BY US FISH AND WILDLIFE >19 MILLION SQUARE MILES >USFWS CONSIDERS THE YUKON DELTA AS THE MOST IMPORTANT SHOREBIRD NESTING AREA IN THE COUNTRY >AREA HAS 44 SPECIES OF FISH ALONE >YUKON DELTA HAS SEEN OVER 100 YEARS OF GOLD MINING NOTE: THE IMAGE USED IN THIS GRAPHIC IS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES. IT SHOWS BOTH AERIAL LIDAR AND IMAGERY FOR THE SAME LOCATION IN THE PROJECT AREA. IMPORTANT PLACES
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Transcript of Important Places: Yukon Delta Wildlife Refuge
LOCATION: WESTERN ALASKA
SUBJECT: YUKON DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
PURPOSE: PRESERVE AND MANAGE THE SIGNIFICANT HABITAT AND WATERWAYS OF THE YUKON DELTA.
STATS: >MANAGED BY US FISH AND WILDLIFE >19 MILLION SQUARE MILES >USFWS CONSIDERS THE YUKON DELTA AS THE MOST IMPORTANT SHOREBIRD NESTING AREA IN THE COUNTRY >AREA HAS 44 SPECIES OF FISH ALONE >YUKON DELTA HAS SEEN OVER 100 YEARS OF GOLD MINING
NOTE: THE IMAGE USED IN THIS GRAPHIC IS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES. IT SHOWS BOTH AERIAL LIDAR AND IMAGERY FOR THE SAME LOCATION IN THE PROJECT AREA.
IMPORTANT PLACES
