FWS National Wildlife Refuge Data and Metadata

The National Wildlife Refuge boundary information found on this site may not be current. Please check the metadata files associated with these layers to identify the date the information was processed. The FWS Division of Realty is currently working on a dataset of the entire National Wildlife Refuge System with up-to-date boundary information. Please be patient while this information is compiled. It should be posted September 2009. If you need further information please contact Doug Vandegraft, Chief Cartographer at Doug_Vandegraft@fws.gov. 

Pacific Region (Region 1) - Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Pacific Islands

• Region 1 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - (all states except Hawaii and the Pacific Islands): This is a zipped shapefile (r1bnd_ims.zip, 1.26 MB), decimal degrees, NAD83: Metadata.
• Pacific Islands This is a zipped shapefile, (r1pac_ims.zip, 85 KB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 1 in decimal degrees, NAD83:: Metadata.
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data.

Southwest Region (Region 2) - Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

• Region 2 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile (r2bnd_ims.zip, 253 KB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 2 in decimal degrees, NAD83. The boundaries are in the process of being updated and more current Refuge data will be added when available:: Metadata.
• Region 2 Land Ownership Status Boundaries.
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data, Trails Data.

Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin

• Region 3 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile, (r3bnd_ims.zip, 1430 KB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 3 in decimal degrees, NAD83: Metadata.
• Region 3 Refuge Boundary Files - approved acquisition boundaries for individual refuges. 
• Waterfowl Production Areas - This is a zipped shapefile, (r3IMS_WMD.zip, 265 KB), decimal degrees, NAD83, showing all Waterfowl Production Areas.
• Wetland Management Districts - This is a zipped shapefile showing the boundaries of each district ( r3WMD_Counties.zip, 725 KB), decimal degrees, NAD83.
• Waterfowl Production Areas and Wetland Management Districts - The zipped data files, in decimal degrees, NAD 83, show all Waterfowl Production Areas and Wetland Management Districts individually.
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data, Trails Data.

Southeast Region (Region 4) - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands

• Region 4 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile, (r4bnd_ims.zip, 3.25 MB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 4 in decimal degrees, NAD83. : Metadata.
• Region 4 Refuge Boundary Files - approved acquisition boundaries for individual refuges.
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data, Trails Data.

Northeast Region (Region 5) , Cartography and Spatial Data Services - Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

• Region 5 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile, (r5bnd_ims.zip, 5.55 MB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 5 in decimal degrees, NAD83: Metadata.
• National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition Boundary data sets - approved acquisition boundaries for individual refuges.
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data, Trails Data.

Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) GIS Homepage - Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

• Region 6 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile, (r6bnd_ims.zip, 512 KB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 6 in decimal degrees, NAD83: Metadata.
• Region 6 Refuge Boundary Data - approved acquisition boundaries for individual refuges.
• Region 6 NWR Land Ownership Status Boundaries
• Coordination Areas administered as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System and managed by states
• Wilderness Area Boundaries
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data.
• Ouray National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation Mapping Project Vegetation Coverage: Metadata Download Data: zipped e00 file ory_veg.zip (large 5.33 MB)

Alaska Region (Region 7)

• Region 7 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile, (r7bnd_ims.zip, 15.46 MB), that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 7 in decimal degrees, NAD83: Metadata.
• Region 7 Refuge Boundary Data - approved acquisition boundaries for individual refuges.
• Wilderness Areas within Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

California and Nevada (Region 8)

• Region 8 Approved Acquisition Refuge Boundary Data - This is a zipped shapefile (Region8_NWR_Approved.zip, 365 KB) that includes all refuge approved acquisition boundaries for Region 8 in decimal degrees, NAD83: Metadata.
• Region 8 Refuge Boundary Data - acquired land boundaries for individual refuges.
• National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish Hatchery Public Roads Data.