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Huron National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Superior

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The beacon of Lighthouse Island gleams into the Northern Michigan night from its lonely vantage point 3 miles off the south shore of Lake Superior. Lighthouse Island, or West Huron, is the second largest of eight islands comprising the Huron Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Designated a refuge in 1905, this is the oldest national wildlife refuge in the Midwest Region. It was established for the protection of migratory birds, specifically - large nesting colony of herring gulls. Despite their small size, totalling only 147 acres, the remoteness and primitive quality of these islands have earned them the designation of a Wilderness Area. The lighthouse on West Huron Island was built in 1868 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Habitat of this unstaffed refuge varies from a sparse covering of red pines and white birch with ground vegetation to barren granite with scattered lichen growth. Resident wildlife species include merlins, bald eagles and a large gull colony on Cattle and Rock islands.

The refuge is managed by staff at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, in Seney, Michigan.

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Citizens Wildlife Refuge Planning Handbook Charting the Future of Conservation on the National Wildlife Refuge Near You. Home. Special Publications. The Citizens Wildlife Refuge Planning...
MPA Inventory Status of the Inventory Supplement 1. Federal Sites in the Inventory. National Marine Sanctuary Program Sites Federal Fisheries Management Zones Federal Threatened/Endangered... ...on National Wildlife Refuge. Contacting the Refuge Vacant (Refuge Manager) HCR #2, Box 1 Seney, MI 49883. Phone (906) 586-9851 Fax (906) 586-3800 E-Mail Huron National Wildlife Refuge is... ...higan. Click here to download/view the entire 2001 Michigan State Fact Book in .PDF format (File size 1.5 MB) Links to Offices and Services in Michigan. National Wildlife Refuges. Gravel...