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Sayville National Wildlife Refuge

Protected area in New York, US

Field	Value
name	Sayville National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category	IV
map	New York#USA
relief	1
map_width	300
photo	Sayville National Wildlife Refuge - panoramio.jpg
location	Suffolk County, New York, United States
nearest_city	West Sayville, New York
coordinates
coords_ref
area	127 acre
established	1992
governing_body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
website	Sayville National Wildlife Refuge

The Sayville National Wildlife Refuge is a 127 acre National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in West Sayville, New York about 2 mi inland from the Great South Bay. Sayville NWR is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a sub-unit of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge and part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It is the only land-locked refuge in the complex.

Sayville consists primarily of oak-pitch pine forests interspersed with grasslands. This sub-unit supports a diversity of migratory songbirds and raptors. The refuge contains the largest population of sandplain gerardia (a federally endangered plant) in the state of New York. Management activities focus on protecting and enhancing habitat for this endangered plant and for migratory birds.

History

The refuge was established in 1992 by the transfer of a 26 acre parcel of vacant Federal Aviation Administration land. In 1990, Congress legislated the transfer of an additional 101 acre parcel from the FAA to the refuge. That exchange was to be completed after the FAA had removed all buildings and improvements. Those have since been removed, and the transfer was completed in February 2007.

References

Long, Debbie J.. (September 2006). "Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Chapter 3". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Long, Debbie J.. (September 2006). "Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Chapter 1". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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