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<br />OOJllu{) <br /> <br />BROWNS PARk <br /> <br />NATIONAL WilDLIFE REFUGE <br /> <br />~....,....., ltl!r.~~r~ <br />.':f t.... <br />~'t. >-. <br />~ ,-,'VJ ~ <br />,,' <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />. t~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />1\ ~ <br /> <br />'I l'~ <br />11,j / <br />JI\,I\ l. s.. ~ . <br />\ ,.\..~ rl jjm~ <br />i~t I <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />',,~ <br /> <br />~>". <br /> <br />Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge was established in July 1965. When <br />land acquisition is completed, the refuge will contain approximately 14.500 <br />acres of Green River bottom lands and adjacent benchlanrls from the Utah-Colorado <br />State line to the northern boundary of the Dinosaur National Monument. <br /> <br />Proposed development. including dikes and pumping facilities, will improve <br />6.000 acres of waterfowl nesting habitat. benefiting especially the redhead <br />duck, western (Great Basin) Canada goose. and other waterfowl species. Wading <br />birds. shore birds, and numerous song bird species will also enjoy a better <br />environment. The refuge already serves as winter territory for mule deer, <br />elk. antelope. chukar partridges, sage grouse, and an occasional bighorn sheep. <br /> <br />Browns Park Refuge is situated in an outstanding scenic area, characterized <br />by red sandstone canyon walls, and a winding river lined with tall green <br />cottonwoods. <br /> <br />This semiearid region receives less than 10 inches of precipitation annually. <br />FlamJng Gorge Dam, 2S miles upriver from Browns Park, prevents seasonal flooding <br />of river bottoms and oxbows that once provided the flooded meadowlands preferred <br />by nesting waterfowl. Pumping now maintains this waterfowl habitat. <br />