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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS-BCNWR)

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge is home to many native Texas wildlife and plants, and was specifically established to protect the nesting grounds of the black-capped vireo and the endangered golden-cheeked warbler. BCNWR is a local herbarium for specimens collected at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife and surrounding areas in Burnet, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas, USA.

Deputy Refuge Manager: Chris Harper, chris_harper@fws.gov, (512)339-9432
Homepage: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/balcones_canyonlands/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 62a37dc2-f0b4-4a11-9346-d0b44bca186a
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Address:
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
24518 E FM 1431
Marble Falls, Texas   78654
USA
Collection Statistics
  • 1,555 specimen records
  • 1,531 (98%) georeferenced
  • 1,555 (100%) with images (1,555 total images)
  • 1,375 (88%) identified to species
  • 102 families
  • 432 genera
  • 661 species
  • 716 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics