Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge was donated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal government agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats...

 in 1964 by the owners of the Cedar Point Shooting Club. Currently, the refuge consists of 2445 acres (9.9 km²) of marsh

Marsh

In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....

, divided into three pools. The largest pool, almost 2000 acres (8.1 km²), is the largest contiguous marsh in Ohio

Ohio

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's Lake Erie

Lake Erie

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 marshes.

Most of the refuge is closed to the public; however, a fishing area is open from June through August. The refuge is managed by staff at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

The Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1961 to preserve habitat for migrating birds. Staff at the refuge also manage Cedar Point and West Sister Island refuges...

, in Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor, Ohio

Oak Harbor is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Oak Harbor is 30 miles east of Toledo. The population was 2,841 at the 2000 census...

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