Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a photograph by Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography which was uploaded on July 1st, 2015.
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a 154,000-acre refuge on the mainland portion of Dare and Hyde counties. It was established in 1984 to... more
Title
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Artist
Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a 154,000-acre refuge on the mainland portion of Dare and Hyde counties. It was established in 1984 to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type, the pocosin, and its associated wildlife species. Pocosin is a Native American word meaning ‘‘swamp-on-a-hill’’ and is characterized by poorly drained soils high in organic material. The Refuge's diversity of habitat types includes high and low pocosin, bogs, fresh and brackish water marshes, hardwood swamps and Atlantic white cedar swamps. Plant species include pitcher plants and sun dews, low bush cranberries, bays, Atlantic white cedar, pond pine, gums, red maple and a wide variety of herbaceous and shrub species common to the East Coast.
Uploaded
July 1st, 2015
