Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge

The Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,618 acre (118 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located in McIntosh county in Georgia. The refuge was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for esthetic and conservation purposes. The refuge is one of seven refuges administered by the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex in Savannah, Georgia. The complex has a combined staff of 31 with a fiscal year 2005 budget of $3,582,000. The land wh... more

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  • 1924
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