Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1994 to protect a remnant of the bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem along the Trinity River. The Refuge is currently at 23,000 acres and continues to grow. It is one of only 14 priority-one bottomland sites identified for protection in the Texas Bottomland Protection Plan. Additionally, this Refuge is located within the Lower Mississippi Joint Venture Project Area of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan and, as such, is highly valuable habitat for a diversity of waterfowl species. This type of habitat is used during migration or nesting by nearly 50 percent of the neotropical migratory bird species listed by the Service. Bottomland hardwood forests also support abundant populations of white-tailed deer, squirrels, numerous other furbearers, freshwater turtles, alligators, snakes, river otters, and the federally listed bald eagle. Although not fully surveyed, the Refuge contains more than 620 plant species and 400 vertebrate species.

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Begins Work on its Master Plan
Seeks Public Input into its Long-Range Conservation Goals
Click here to read the Federal Register Notice.

Wildlife-oriented recreational opportunities available at the Trinity River NWR include fishing, hunting, photography, and general nature observation.

Please click the Recreational Opportunities button to see where these areas are available on the Refuge.