Silvio O. Conte Refuge
by Ben Prepelka
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Silvio O. Conte Refuge
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Ben Prepelka
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Fulfilling a dream of a clean, fishable, and a swimmable Connecticut River, Congressman Silvio O. Conte helped establish a national wildlife refuge to protect Nulhegan River Basin, a major tributary of the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River watershed. In 1997 the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was named in the congressman's honor. Rising in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, the Nulhegan River area is recognized as the premier region for wildlife, including the state's largest population of white-tailed deer, the highest moose densities, nearly half of the state�s black bear harvest, and some of the best ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting in Vermont. For anglers, the Northeast Kingdom tops the list for browns, brookies, steelheads, and land-locked salmon.
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April 17th, 2016
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