Water Conservation Area 1

This map shows the United State Geological Survey's compartmentalized map of Water Conservation Areas 1, 2 and 3

Water Conservation Area 1 (WCA-1) also known as the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, includes 227 square-miles of Everglades wetland habitat, is part of the Everglades Protection Area, and is the last remaining intact portion of the Northern Everglades system.[1] Bordering the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) to the west and the urban communities of Palm Beach County to the east, the conservation area contains over 145,000 acres of Everglades wetland habitat. Owned by the state, WCA-1 is currently managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides an area specified for recreation, wildlife population maintenance and habitat management and restoration.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Water Conservation Area 1". Duke University Wetland Center.
  2. ↑ "Water Conservation Area 1" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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