Red River National Wildlife Refuge
# Red River National Wildlife Refuge

The Red River National Wildlife Refuge (established 2001) is a preservation project which will ultimately consist of approximately 50,000 acres (200 $km^2)$ of United States federal lands and water along that section of the Red River between Colfax in Grant Parish, Louisiana, and the Arkansas state line, a distance of approximately 120 miles (190 km). Currently the refuge has acquired approximately 16,000 acres (65 $km^2)$ of the proposed 50,000 acres (200 $km^2).$

The four focus areas for land purchase are:

* Lower Cane River (Natchitoches Parish)
* Spanish Lake Lowlands (Natchitoches Parish)
* Bayou Pierre Floodplain (DeSoto and Red River parishes)
* Wardview (Caddo and Bossier parishes)
