Durwin
Carter
Refuge Manager
c/o Holla Bend NWR
10448 Holla Bend Road
Dardanelle,
AR 72834
(479)
229-4300
FAX: (479) 229-4302
E-mail: hollabend@fws.gov
Fact
Sheet
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 Refuge
Facts:
- Established: 1989.
- Acres: 123.
- Located in Benton County,
AR.
- Location: The refuge is
located between Siloam Springs and Springdale, AR. The refuge is unstaffed
and managed by Holla
Bend NWR in Dardanelle, AR.
- Logan Cave NWR is closed
to all public use.
Natural History:
- This Ozark Mountain refuge
includes a limestone-solution cave formed by the underground river that
flows throughout the reaches of the cave and exits at Logan Spring.
- Water flow from the spring
has been recorded at 5 million gallons per day. The spring water once
supplied the Logan community, a fish hatchery, and 49 fish ponds.
- Today, the spring forms
a small stream which flows into Osage Creek.
Financial Impact of Refuge
- Unstaffed.
- Visitors are restricted
to Service employees and other employees of state and Federal agencies
for surveys and research.
Refuge Objectives:
- The primary objectives of
Logan Cave NWR are to properly administer, preserve and develop the
123-acre area for protection of a unique cave ecosystem that provides
essential habitat for the two endangered species, the gray bat and the
cave crayfish and one threatened species, the Ozark cavefish.
Management Tools:
- Law enforcement.
- Partnerships.
- Research.
Questions and Answers
Can we go in the cave?
No. The refuge is
closed to all public use for the protection of the endangered gray bat,
endangered cave crayfish, threatened Ozark cavefish, and the fragile cave
habitat.
Can I hunt on the refuge?
No. The refuge is closed to all public use and is too small
to allow hunting without interference and endangerment to the cave and
nearby residents.
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