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24279 MO-51 Puxico, MO 63960. View Details. About Us. Mingo National Wildlife Refuge consists of 21,592 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, cypress-tupelo swamp, marsh and upland forest ecosystems. The refuge is managed for wildlife habitat and people.
Oct 8, 2014 · 10 reviews. #758 of 3,185 things to do in Missouri. Nature & Wildlife Areas. Open now. 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM. Write a review. About. This 21,676-acre nature reserve consists mostly of hardwood bottomland swamp and is the only large tract of bottomland that exists in the boot heel section of Missouri.
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MINGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. Located in the upper end of the lower Mississippi River valley, Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, at 21,676 acres, is the only large remnant of bottomland hardwoods remaining out of an original 2 1/2 million acres in the Missouri bootheel.
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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge includes the 7,730-acre Mingo Wilderness Area, designated as Wilderness by the U.S. Congress in 1976. Hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation, and wildlife photography are encouraged in the Wilderness Area; it is the largest remaining tract of bottomland hardwood forest in Missouri.
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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is a 21,676-acre National Wildlife Refuge located in northwestern Stoddard and southeastern Wayne Counties in southern Missouri. Named after the Mingo tribe, it was established to preserve bottomland hardwoods and provide refuge for waterfowl and other migratory birds along the Mississippi Flyway. About 25,000 years ago, the Mississippi River ran between the ...
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