Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 24141 KS Hwy 52
Pleasanton, KS 66075
Phone: 913-352-8956;
Web: maraisdescygnes.fws.gov
Established: 1992.
Location: On KS Highway 52, just north of Pleasanton, Kansas.
Facilities: Wildlife viewing sites.
Activities: Hunting, fishing, boating (with restrictions), hiking.
Special Features: The refuge is named after the Marais des Cygnes River, which runs through the middle of the refuge and is the dominant natural feature of the region. French for "Marsh of the Swans," the refuge was presumably named for trumpeter swans that were once a common sight here during their spring and fall migrations.
Habitats: 7,500 acres composed of the river and its adjacent streams and wetlands, bottomland hardwood forests, grasses, upland shrub and trees, cropland, and savanna.
Access: Daylight hours year round.
Wild life: Kentucky warbler, northern parula warbler, red shouldered hawk, turkey vulture, scissor-tailed flycatcher, and painted bunting.

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