A map of White River National Wildlife Refuge, including areas proposed for expansion.
The White River National Wildlife Refuge (officially Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge) is a 160,756 acres (650.56 km2) wildlife refuge located in Desha, Monroe, Phillips, and Arkansas counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. White River NWR borders on Cache River National Wildlife Refuge at its northern boundary. In 1974, the White River Sugarberry Natural Area was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.[3]
In 2013, the FWS proposed the gradual expansion of the refuge up to a maximum of 297,806 acres (120,518 ha).
^"Three Public Scoping Meetings for White River National Wildlife Rege Proposed Expansion" Cache River expansion Proposal" http://www.fws.gov/whiteriver/ExpansionNewsRelease.pdf, accessed 16 Mar 2013
^"Cache-Lower White Rivers". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^"National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-20. Year designated: 1974
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