page_title: Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
hierarchical_section_title: Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the Week - 2/17/14 Moose at Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. Take a winter getaway at the refuge's annual cross country ski race and ski clinic in March! There's plenty of time to plan ahead. http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Aroostook/Events.html http://www.fws.gov/northeast Credit: Sharon Wallace - Please contact the photographer for permission to use this photo at sharonrver@gmail.com
context_page_description: Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the former Loring Air Force Base, in Aroostook County, Maine. It was established in 1998, when 4,700 acres were transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. This refuge also administers some 2,400 acres of wetland conservation easements throughout Aroostook County. It is close to the state park where visitors hike for particular seasons. In a portion of Maine where the landscape is dominated by agricultural crops such as potatoes and broccoli, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge protects valuable wildlife habitat. The variety of habitat types attracts a diversity of wildlife species.
  The refuge has a surface area of 5,252 acres. It is part of the Town of Limestone.
context_section_description: Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the former Loring Air Force Base, in Aroostook County, Maine. It was established in 1998, when 4,700 acres (19 km²) were transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. This refuge also administers some 2,400 acres (970 ha) of wetland conservation easements throughout Aroostook County. It is close to the state park where visitors hike for particular seasons. In a portion of Maine where the landscape is dominated by agricultural crops such as potatoes and broccoli, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge protects valuable wildlife habitat. The variety of habitat types attracts a diversity of wildlife species.
  The refuge has a surface area of 5,252 acres (21.25 km²). It is part of the Town of Limestone.
caption: Moose at Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge, August 2005
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