Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1960 on land purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) with revenue from the sale of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (Federal Duck Stamps). Located 30 miles south of Vernal in northeastern Utah, the Refuge covers 11,987 acres and includes 12 miles of the Green River. A portion of the total Refuge acreage (2,681 acres) is leased from the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations, which border the Refuge to the south. Ouray NWR is one refuge in a system of more than 520 refuges administered by the Service and dedicated to the preservation and conservation of wildlife
