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The Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Areas located within
Gibson and
Pike Counties
The Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area established in 1994, is a collection of wildlife refuges and habitats situated along the Patoka River in Gibson and Pike Counties in Southwestern Indiana. It consists mostly of the main body refuge along nearly 40 miles of the river's course from just north of Francisco, Indiana to just west of Velpen, Indiana [1]. Other areas include the Cane Ridge NWR managed by Duke Energy and located immediately south of Gibson Lake and the Gibson Generating Station in northwestern Gibson County, nine miles east of the main body. Many species of birds nest or spend the winter in these areas, including the endangered Bald Eagle and Least Tern. [2] In 2009, tier 1 of the Interstate 69 Project is expected to be built through this area immediately west of Oakland City. This has prompted some disturbances by the group Earth First, including "evicting" the project offices in Oakland City.
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