United States of America
The Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge is a 4,218 acre (17.07 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Tombigbee River near Coffeeville, Alabama. Named after the Choctaw tribe, it was established to provide a wood duck brood habitat and serve as a protected wintering area for waterfowl. Of the
4,218 acres (17.07 km2) of the refuge, approximately 1,802 acres (7.29 km2) of lakes, sloughs, and creeks, 2,265 acres (9.17 km2) of bottomland hardwoods, and 151 acres (0.61 km2) of croplands and moist soil units. The facility has a four-person staff with a $882,000 (FY 2005) annual budget. The refuge also manages an additional 236 acres (0.96 km2) in perpetual conservation easements in eight parcels in Monroe, Sumter and Conecuh counties.
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