Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Sandhill Cranes - Conboy Lake NWR.jpg
Sandhill Cranes on the refuge
Map showing the location of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Location in Washington state
Location Klickitat County, Washington
Coordinates 45°57′29″N 121°19′04″W / 45.9581777°N 121.3178548°W / 45.9581777; -121.3178548Coordinates: 45°57′29″N 121°19′04″W / 45.9581777°N 121.3178548°W / 45.9581777; -121.3178548[1]
Area 7,069 acres (2,861 ha)[2]
Established 1964 (1964)

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located on the east slope of the Cascade Mountains at the base of 12,281-foot (3,743 m) Mount Adams in southern Washington state.

It currently encompasses over 7,069 acres (2,861 ha) on the lakebeds of the historic of Conboy and Camas lakes, a shallow marshy wetland area drained by early settlers. Conifer forests, grasslands, shallow wetlands, and deep water provide homes for deer, elk, beaver, coyote, otter, small rodents, and 150 species of birds, as well as numerous amphibians, reptiles, and fish.[3]

Bald Eagle, Greater Sandhill Crane, and the Oregon spotted frog are species of concern. Refuge visitors enjoy the scenery, hike the Willard Springs trail, and observe wildlife from the county roads that surround and cross the refuge.[4]

Each spring, juvenile sandhill cranes, called colts, can be observed from near the refuge headquarters and from the nearby roads. When the birds are very young they are difficult to see because the adult birds try to hide their offspring from predators. Visitors are encouraged to observe form a distance and in such a way that their presents does the threaten the survival of the birds.

References

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

  1. ^ "Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1528428. 
  2. ^ "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2009". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/realty/archives/pdf/2009_Annual_Report_of_Lands.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge Profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=13522. 
  4. ^ "Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/conboylake/. 



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