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Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
is a
National Wildlife Refuge
made up of several parcels of land along of
Maine
's southern coast. Created in 1966, it is named for
environmentalist
and author
Rachel Carson
, whose book
Silent Spring
raised public awareness of the effects of
DDT
on
migratory
songbirds
, and of other environmental issues.
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