Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

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The Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve, one of the National Wildlife Refuges operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The 40,198-acre (162.68 km²) refuge is located east of Colville, Washington. It is the only mountainous, mixed-conifer forest refuge outside of Alaska and the largest in Washington state.

Wildlife found in the refuge include numerous songbirds, bald eagles, grey wolves, peregrine falcons, elk, black bears, moose and white-tailed deer.

Public uses include hunting, fishing, hiking, and horseback riding. The U.S. Air Force Survival School at Fairchild AFB also uses the refuge as a training location.

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