Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
- Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is a convert|9125|acre|km2|0|sing=on National Wildlife Refuge made up of several parcels of land along convert|50|mi|km|0 of Maine's southern coast. Created in 1966, it is named for environmentalist and author Rachel Carson, whose "Silent Spring" raised public awareness of the effects of DDT on migratory songbirds and other environmental issues.
The Refuge's parcels include protected areas between Kittery, and Cape Elizabeth, including land in Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford, Saco, and Scarborough.
The refuge protects 1,167 acres (4.72 km²) of estuary salt marsh and uplands that drain into the Webhannet River, or about one-ninth of the river's watershed.[cite web| url=http://www.wellsreserve.org/cmp/wcs/webhannet.pdf | title=Webhannet River Overview | accessdate=2007-12-12 ] ]The park's headquarters are on Route 9 in Kennebunk.
The Refuge protects various kinds of habitats, including barrier beach, dune, tidal estuary, salt marsh, and rocky coastline. Among the endangered species nesting on Refuge land are the piping plover, woodcock, and roseate tern.
External links
* [http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/index.html Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge homepage]
* [http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=53553 U.S. Fish and Wildlife's Rachel Carson National Wildlife webpage]
* [http://www.rachelcarson.org Rachel Carson home Page]
* [http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/map.html Map of Rachel Carson NWR holdings]
References
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