Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex
- Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex
Infobox_protected_area | name = "'Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex
iucn_category = IV
caption =
locator_x = 229
locator_y = 123
location = Georgia and South Carolina, USA
nearest_city = Savannah, Georgia
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 11
lat_seconds = 50.6580
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 7
long_seconds = 13.0800
long_direction = W
area = 56,000 acres (230 km²)
established =
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex administers seven wildlife refuges between Georgia and South Carolina. Over 56,000 acres (230 km²) of refuge land along a 100 mile coast line are administered by the complex.
The complex includes seven refuges:
*Savannah National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1927
*Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1930
*Tybee National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1938
*Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1940
*Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1962
*Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1969
*Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge - Established 1975
The Headquarters Office for Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex is located in Savannah, Georgia. The complex has a combined staff of 31 with a fiscal year 2005 budget of $3,582,000.
ee also
*List of National Wildlife Refuges
External links
* [http://www.fws.gov/savannah/map.htm Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex homepage]
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