Title: Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

URL: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_flats/

Description: The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2007, and is home to 239 migratory and resident wildlife species, including prairie falcons, deer, elk, coyotes, songbirds, the threatened Preble’s meadow jumping mouse, and rare xeric tallgrass prairie. This 5,237-acre refuge, located 16 miles northwest of Denver, has remained relatively undisturbed for the last 30- 50 years, following the closure of the Rocky Flats nuclear plant. Previously managed by the U.S. Department of Energy, the plant manufactured nuclear and non-nuclear weapons from 1952 to 1994, after which it was added to the EPA’s National Priorities List (Superfund List) in 1989. Today, the refuge is one of over 560 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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Subject:   Conservation of natural resources,  Environmental protection,  Land use,  Recreation areas -- Colorado,  Science & Health,  Outdoor recreation -- Colorado.,  Public lands -- Colorado,  Wildlife conservation,  Tourism,  Endangered species,  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,  U.S. Department of Energy,  Resource Management,  Natural resources--Management