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Description:
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is located in the White River Basin of east central Arkansas, within commuting distance of Memphis, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas. The refuge was established in 1986 with acquisition continuing on a willing seller basis within the 175,000 acre acquisition boundary. The refuge is identified in the North America Waterfowl Management Plan as the most important area in the Mississippi flyway for wintering mallards, and it has been identified as a Wetland of International Importance. The refuge is also an important migratory corridor for neotropical wading and shore birds. Refuge habitat is primarily bottomland hardwood forest interspersed with many sloughs, bayous, and oxbow lakes. Over 200 species of songbirds, 50 species of mammals, and 45 species of reptiles and amphibians occur on the refuge, as well as endangered birds, plants, mussels, and fish. Cache River Refuge is home to the only population of native black bear in Arkansas, and the largest population in the Mississippi alluvial valley. Directions:
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a new refuge with an ongoing land acquisition program. Refuge lands are located along a 70 mile reach of the Cache and White Rivers between Clarendon and Grubbs, Arkansas. Refuge brochures and maps are available at the Refuge office (870-347-2614) located 16 miles south of Augusta, Arkansas on Hwy. 33.
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