| Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) | |
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| Location | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States |
| Nearest city | Anniston, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°41′49″N 85°45′07″W / 33.696851°N 85.751896°W |
| Area | 9,015.68 acres (36 km2)[1] |
| Established | 2003 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Mountain Longleaf NWR |
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The Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,016-acre (36 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northeastern Alabama near the city of Anniston on the former site of Fort McClellan. Its name comes from some of the last remaining montane longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem in the southeastern United States which the refuge protects.
Approximately 3,000 acres (12km2) of the refuge are open to the public during daylight hours. The remaining acreage will open after clean-up of environmental contaminants has been completed. The facility has a small, two-person staff with an annual budget of US$250,000. Plans call for a budget of approximately US$900,000 with a ten-person staff. The Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge also administers the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge and Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
- ^ "National Wildlife Refuges - Acres by State and Unit" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 6 September 2016.