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The San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a 300-acre (120 ha; 0.47 sq mi) constructed wetland in Irvine, California, in the flood plain of San Diego Creek just above its outlet into the Upper Newport Bay.
The refuge is host to significant assemblages of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and plants; some of which, such as the California tiger salamander and San Joaquin kit fox, are endangered species. In 1966, the first parcel of the refuge was purchased with Federal Duck Stamp funds to provide a sanctuary for migratory waterfowl ...
The Sacramento NWR Complex was created in an attempt to resolve the conflict between the needs of migrating birds using the Pacific Flyway, and those of agriculture. The Sacramento NWR Complex headquarters and visitor center is located in the 10,819-acre (4378 ha) Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge off of 99W, and features a wildlife exhibit ...
The California State Parks system alone has 270 units and covers 1.3 million acres (5,300 km 2), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline, 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage, nearly 18,000 campsites, and 3,000 miles (5,000 km) of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails.
Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, a 42-acre (170,000 m 2) saltwater marsh, is one of the largest wildlife refuges in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. [1] The refuge has a 29-acre (120,000 m 2 ) freshwater / brackish lake, an artificially modified estuary , which drains through East Beach into the Pacific Ocean.
The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California is one of the great remnants of a historically bountiful wintering grounds for migratory waterfowl on the Pacific Flyway.
Pages in category "Bird sanctuaries of the United States" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kern National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,249-acre (45.52 km 2) protected area located in the southern portion of California's San Joaquin Valley, 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Delano.