Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge: Biography and Visit
Founded in 1964, the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex became part of the Willamette Valley Ecoregion (FWS, 2010 and DFW, 2006). The coordinates of the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge are 122 degrees 36 minutes 44 seconds West Longitude, 45 degrees 05 minutes 18 seconds North Latitude (DFW, 2006) situating it between Salem and Albany, Oregon. Ankeny Wildlife Refuge comprises a total of 2,796 acres; 1,765 acres of cropland, which provides forage for wintering geese, 600 acres of riparian forests and 500 acres of shallow water seasonal wetlands (FWS, 2011). A map of Ankeny Wildlife Refuge is available at http://library.FWS.gov/Refuges/Ankeny_map.pdf . During my research, I was unable to come across any information regarding major changes to the boundaries of the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge. In the mid-twentieth century, wildlife managers came to the consensus there was a need to take action against the increasing limits imposed on the winter habitats for t...