Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
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Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
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| location | Spokane County , Washington , USA | |
| surface | 75.62 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 2961 | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 25 ' N , 117 ° 35' W | |
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| Setup date | 1937 | |
| administration | United States Fish and Wildlife Service | |
The Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge about 6 mi (10 km) south of the nearest town, Cheney , on the eastern edge of the Columbia River basin in Spokane County in northeast Washington state . The reserve covers more than 18,000 acres (7,284 hectares) of the Channeled Scablands . The dominant ecosystem in the reserve is unique among all National Wildlife Refuges and has characteristics that distinguish it from similar areas worldwide. The combination of basalt rivers, narrow canyons and yellow pine forests, which is embedded in a diverse landscape with more than 130 marshes , wetlands and lakes, creates both an aesthetic landscape and a high-quality habitat for flora and fauna. The reserve is named after Cyrus Turnbull, who lived in the area in the 1880s.
geology
The sanctuary is in the middle of the Channeled Scablands, an area created 16,000 years ago by the Missoula floods during the last one-time period. The tremendous forces of volcanism, glaciation and the greatest floods in geological history have combined to create a unique landscape. The habitats of the reserve represent a sequence between dry, sagebrush-covered grasslands on the Columbia River area to the forested Selkirk and Bitterroot Mountains towering in the east .
ecology
The sanctuary was established in 1937 by decree of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create fertile breeding grounds for migratory birds and habitats for other animals. The 3,036 acres (1,229 hectares) of wetlands represent some of the last high-quality waterfowl breeding grounds in eastern Washington, which have seen dramatic decreases in population sizes across North America. The causes are to be found in the degradation of the breeding, migration and wintering habitats.
Access
The Columbia Plateau Trail provides access to the sanctuary. The Pine Lake Loop Trail , designated a National Recreation Trail in 2006 , allows 1.25 mi (2 km) of accessible hiking along Winslow Pool and around Pine Lake.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c About the Refuge . In: Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge . US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ↑ a b Laura Glasgow: Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge . In: Spokane Historical . Eastern Washington University. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Pine Lake Loop Trail . In: National Recreation Trails . American trails. April 23, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
Web links
- Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey .
- Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on the US Fish and Wildlife Service website
- Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the US Fish and Wildlife Service . United States Fish and Wildlife Service . September 30, 2010. Accessed March 1, 2019. (English)