▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service . ▁The ▁refuge ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Lower ▁K lam ath ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge , ▁established ▁by ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁water f ow l ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁K lam ath ▁Bas in ▁near ▁K lam ath ▁F alls , ▁Oregon . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁are ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁refuge ▁includes ▁shall ow ▁fresh water ▁mar sh es , ▁open ▁water , ▁grass y ▁u pl ands , ▁and ▁cro pl ands ▁that ▁are ▁intens ively ▁managed ▁to ▁provide ▁for aging ▁and ▁bre eding ▁habitat ▁for ▁water f ow l ▁and ▁other ▁animals . ▁The ▁market ▁hunting ▁of ▁mig rat ory ▁birds ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁created ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁and ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁wild life ▁refuge . ▁ ▁Ref uge ▁object ives ▁include ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁habitat ▁for ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una , ▁including ▁migr ating ▁water f ow l , ▁and ▁pres erving ▁the ▁b iod iversity ▁of ▁the ▁K lam ath ▁Bas in . ▁It ▁works ▁to ▁integrate ▁wet lands ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁promote ▁integrated ▁p est ▁management . ▁The ▁refuge ▁provides ▁wild life - related ▁public