Featured Species

Chickasaw NWR has the largest tract of bottomland hardwood forest in Tennessee, and, therefore, is especially important for migratory birds. Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge was authorized by the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929鈥(16 U.S.C. 715d) for 鈥... use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for鈥痬igratory birds.鈥濃