Existing forested wetlands are managed for forest health and wildlife habitat.
It originally may have been endemic to forested wetlands, but has undergone a population explosion and expansion of its range since 1983.
The refuge consists of over 112,000 acres (500 km2) of forested wetlands.
The park protects twenty-two square miles of forested wetland.
They feed along stream banks and forested wetlands.
Nathaniel Mountain's forested wetlands are a unique find at such a high elevation.
The latest losses amounted to 5 percent of the 50 million acres of forested wetlands that now remain.
To add to the difficulty, it may take 40 years, as trees mature, to determine whether the project in forested wetlands is succeeding.
The forested wetlands of the refuge are home to the federally listed Louisiana black bear.
He said the project "would impact 241 acres of valuable forested wetlands, an aquatic resource of national importance."