Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge

{{Short description|United States National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi}}

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| name = Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge

| iucn_category = IV

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| location = Washington County, Mississippi, United States

| nearest_city = Darlove, Mississippi

| coordinates = {{coord|33.23194|-90.78444|region:US|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|1400|acre|0}}

| established = 2004

| named_for = Holt Collier

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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/holt_collier/ Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge]

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The Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is a {{convert|1400|acre|0|adj=on}} National Wildlife Refuge located on Bogue Phalia near Darlove, Mississippi. The Refuge was named after Holt Collier (1846–1936), a Confederate veteran, cowboy, and tracker; and was created in order to provide a habitat and resources for over 250 songbirds.[http://www.fws.gov/holtcollier/ Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge], Accessed 30 November 2015.[http://www.fws.gov/holtcollier/manage.html Wildlife and Habitat Management], Accessed July 10, 2007.<--Broken link, November 2015. Moreover, approximately {{convert|1000|acre|km2|0}} has been set aside for reforestation.

History

Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is the only refuge to be named in honor of an African American.

Before 2004 the Farmers Home Administration managed the lands for the purpose of conservation until they were transferred to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.[http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs//HoltCollierExcerpt.pdf Excerpt from Holt Collier's biography] Accessed November 18, 2015.

References

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{{Protected Areas of Mississippi}}

{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}

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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Mississippi

Category:Protected areas of Washington County, Mississippi

Category:Protected areas established in 2004

Category:2004 establishments in Mississippi

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