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Patuxent Research Refuge was established in 1936 by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and is the only wildlife refuge established to support wildlife research. Today the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center carries on the refuge’s rich tradition in scientific investigation.Biologically, the refuge is of regional importance in that it is home to many deep-forest song birds such as the Scarlet Tanager. Patuxent’s large areas of unbroken tree cover, rare in central Maryland, allows these birds to hide from predators.Patuxent’s Comprehensive Conservation P…
Activities: INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, FISHING, HIKING, HUNTING, VISITOR CENTER, BIKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, BIRDING