The Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge is a 4,218 acre (17.07 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Tombigbee River near Coffeeville, Alabama. Named after the Choctaw tribe, it was established to provide a wood duck brood habitat and serve as a protected wintering area for waterfowl. Of the 4,218 acres (17.07 km²) of the refuge, approximately 1,802 acres (7.29 km²) of lakes, sloughs, and creeks, 2,265 acres (9.17 km²) of bottomland hardwoods, and 151acre of croplands and moist soil units. The facility has a four-person staff with a $882,000 (FY 2005) annual budget. The refuge also manages an additional 236acre in perpetual conservation easements in eight parcels in Monroe, Sumter and Conecuh counties.
