Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
River wetlands conservation area in Massachusetts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Great Meadows (disambiguation).
The Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a 12-mile-long (19 km) river wetlands conservation area, in two major parcels, stretching from the towns of Billerica, Massachusetts (downstream) to Wayland, Massachusetts (upstream), along the Concord River and Sudbury River.
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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Concord, Massachusetts, Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States |
Nearest city | Concord, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°28′30″N 71°19′47″W |
Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
Established | 1944 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge |
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Part of the National Wildlife Refuge system, the park is a popular destination for bird watchers and tourists. About 85 percent of the refuge's 3,600 acres (15 km2) is freshwater wetlands.[1]