Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
Map showing the location of Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
LocationCalhoun County, Alabama, United States
Nearest cityAnniston, Alabama
Coordinates33°41′49″N 85°45′07″W / 33.696851°N 85.751896°W / 33.696851; -85.751896
Area9,015.68 acres (36 km2)[1]
Established2003
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteMountain Longleaf NWR

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.

  1. ^ "National Wildlife Refuges - Acres by State and Unit" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 6 September 2016.