Are cultural and historic resources conserved on national wildlife refuges?

Yes. These resources are managed under the National Historic Preservation Act. There are 10 National Historic Landmarks, 114 National Register-listed properties, 384 paleontological sites, 1,815 historic structures and 15,798 archaeological sites within national wildlife refuges. The Refuge System also manages about 4.5 million museum artifacts. Visit our Historic Preservation page or take the .