The Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife conservation area along the coast of

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(USA) in southeastern

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, south of the towns of Bay City and

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. It borders a bay behind a barrier island at the

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. Established in 1983 and encompassing of

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. Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is for the birds. The refuge is only open to the public for waterfowl hunting season and for special activities. Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species.

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Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
Protected areas of Matagorda County, Texas National Wildlife Refuges in Texas Wetlands of Texas Landforms of Matagorda County, Texas Protected areas established in 1983 1983 establishments in Texas {{Texas-protected-area-stub