Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Pend Oreille and Stevens counties, Washington, United States
Nearest city	Colville, Washington
Coordinates	48°27′44″N 117°39′19″W
Area	42,593.57 acres (172.3701 km2)
Established	1939
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

The Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve, one of the national wildlife refuges operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge is located east of Colville, Washington, along the west slope of the Selkirk Mountain Range. It lies mostly in eastern Stevens County, with a small part extending eastward into western Pend Oreille County. It is the only mountainous, mixed-conifer forest refuge outside Alaska and the largest in Washington state.

Wildlife found in the refuge include numerous songbirds, bald eagles, elk, black bears, timber wolves, cougars, moose, beavers, and white-tailed deer.

Public uses include hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and horseback riding.

Gallery

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  View of a gorge in the refuge
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  Refuge landscape
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  Farmhouse on the refuge

References

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

External links

• Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Friends of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge