Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
The reservation was created by Executive order in 1912:
January 11, 1912. Niobrara Reservation. Embracing parts of townships thirty-three and thirty-four north, ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven west, Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, the same being a part of the abandoned Fort Niobrara Military Reservation. This reservation was enlarged by executive order of November 14, 1912, adding approximately nine hundred acres, which included the building and old parade-grounds of the military reservation.
Fort Niobrara NWR is located along the banks of the Niobrara River in Cherry County. The river has eroded into the limestone, creating cliffs and a varied topography. This unusual alteration to the otherwise relatively featureless Great Plains presents a unique habitat that fosters numerous plant and animal species. The American Bison Society brought a bison herd to the reservation in 1913 in an effort to repopulate the region with original animal species. Over 230 species of birds have been documented, along with a 350 bison. 4,635 acres (1,876 ha) of the refuge was designated as the Fort Niobrara Wilderness in 1976.
References
- ^ Theodore Roosevelt (1916). A book-lover's holidays in the open. C. Scribner's Sons. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Bison Recovery - Continued". Discovering Lewis & Clark. Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
External links
- "Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge website". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2011-08-14.