The church has a choir known as the City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir. The Kern National Wildlife Refuge is nearby. It is adjacent to the Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuge. Whooping cranes winter in the large Aransas National Wildlife Refuge located nearby. They are protected as part of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the central Panhandle covers . He opposes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The airfield now provides access to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. There is no camping available from the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. He has voted to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Chafee has stated his opposition to oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The FWS assumed management of the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. He strongly opposed opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. It lies within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.