Alabama in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Welcome to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
1. Welcome to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Marker
Marker is on the right wall in the shelter.
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1958 under the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act for "...use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other purpose, for migratory birds." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the approximately 10.818 acres of freshwater marshes, hardwood swamps, woods, forests, pastures, and meadows as wildlife habitat for a variety of animals. It is part of a nationwide network of lands and waters set aside to benefit wildlife. Ducks and Canada geese, as well as many other migratory birds, nest on Iroquois Refuge. Most, however, use it as a resting, staging and feeding area during spring and fall migration. Still other species of birds, as well as mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians live on the Refugee year-round.
To benefit wildlife, as well as for your own safety, some visitor activities as restricted or prohibited during certain times of the year. Enjoy your visit! Refuge is open form sunrise to sunset.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
Location. 43° 7.109′ N, 78° 26.546′ W. Marker is in Alabama, New York, in Genesee County. It can be reached from Lewiston Road (New York State Route 77) half a mile south of Salt
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olsen Marsh (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Feeder Canal (approx. half a mile away); Charles Stielow (approx. 2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Trinity Complex (approx. 3.8 miles away); Treaty of 1857 (approx. 4 miles away); Basom Plot (approx. 4.1 miles away); Belva Lockwood (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alabama.
Also see . . . Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website entry (Submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
2. Welcome to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Marker
Ths is the shelter, including various information boards. The Welcome marker is at right. NY 77 in background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
3. Welcome to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Marker
Shelter at corner of parking lot.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
4. Eastbound/Southbound Side of Sign for Parking Area
NY 77 in background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
5. Waterfowl information
left, inside shelter
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
6. Wading Birds information
2nd left, inside shelter
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
7. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mission Statement
back left center, inside shelter
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8. National Wildlife System Map and Description
back right center, inside shelter
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
9. Duck Stamp Dollars at Work
rear right, inside shelter
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
10. Shelter Plaque
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
11. Tribute Plaque
one of two on stone near shelter.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
12. Tribute Plaque
second of two plaques on stone near shelter
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
