Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge - Sherman, TX - US - National Wildlife Refuges on Waymarking.com

This waymark is placed at the visitor center of the refuge. This place is great if you like to hike. They have 5 trails ranging from less than halve a mile up to 7 miles round trip. The refuge contains 5 habitats: Prairie, Forest, Wetland, Open Water, and Agricultural. Hagerman NWR is a home for many native species, and is a rest stop for a great diversity of migratory birds. The refuge is named after the town that had been established on these lands.

"Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1946 to provide habitat for migratory birds, wildlife, and plants native to the area. The 11,320-acre refuge is an overlay of the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma. Shallow marshes, creeks, bottomland hardwoods, forested uplands and grasslands, and managed farm fields provide habitat for more than 300 species of birds and many varieties of wildlife. Western areas of the refuge are within the unique Cross Timbers Ecoregion which features stunted, gnarly-shaped post oak and blackjack oak trees that are much older than they appear.

Around 230,000 visitors annually come to the refuge for wildlife observation, photography, hiking, fishing, hunting, and interpretive and educational programs."
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