| Sayville National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Suffolk County, New York,United States |
| Nearest city | West Sayville, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°44′52″N73°06′18″W / 40.7477°N 73.1051°W /40.7477; -73.1051[1] |
| Area | 127 acres (51 ha) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Sayville National Wildlife Refuge |
TheSayville National Wildlife Refuge is a 127-acre (51 ha)National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located inWest Sayville, New York about two miles (3.2 km) inland from theGreat South Bay. Sayville NWR is managed by theU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a sub-unit ofWertheim National Wildlife Refuge and part of theLong Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It is the only land-locked refuge in the complex.
Sayville consists primarily of oak-pitch pine forests interspersed with grasslands. This sub-unit supports a diversity of migratory songbirds and raptors. The refuge contains the largest population ofsandplain gerardia (a federally endangered plant) in the state ofNew York. Management activities focus on protecting and enhancing habitat for this endangered plant and for migratory birds.
The refuge was established in 1992 by the transfer of a 26-acre (11 ha) parcel of vacantFederal Aviation Administration land. In 1990, Congress legislated the transfer of an additional 101-acre (41 ha) parcel from the FAA to the refuge. That exchange was to be completed after the FAA had removed all buildings and improvements. Those have since been removed, and the transfer was completed in February 2007.[2]
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