Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area

Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationHardee County, Highlands County, and Polk County, Florida, United States
Nearest cityAvon Park Lakes, Florida
Coordinates27°39′N 81°31′W / 27.650°N 81.517°W / 27.650; -81.517
Area900 acres (3.6 km2)
Established1991 (1991)
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteArchie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area, created in 2012, is the newest addition and 556th unit of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System. It began with 10 acres (4.0 ha) donated to the conservation effort as part of the Obama administration's America's Great Outdoors Initiative.

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