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The upland habitat provided nesting, shelter, and food for egrets, herons, and raptors that also used the wetlands. View of the reserve from offshore. In 1997, the state of California purchased 880 acres (3.6 km 2) of Hearthside Homes’ holdings. Restoration was completed in 2006 at a cost of $147 million which included opening an inlet to the ...
Restoration of the wetlands began in 1988 and was completed in 2000. [1] Now, the site serves a dual purpose of removing nitrates from the creek water and providing a bird habitat. The water district also operates an adjacent wastewater treatment facility but the treated wastewater does not enter the wildlife sanctuary. [2]
This is a list of California Department of Fish and Wildlife protected areas. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), through its seven regional divisions, manages 262 protected areas statewide.
110 wildlife areas, [17] designed to give the public easier access to wildlife while preserving habitats. 135 ecological reserves, [18] which protect rare terrestrial and ocean species and habitats. 319 undesignated lands. 108 public access lands. 21 fish hatcheries. 37 miscellaneous lands. Rain-soaked wetlands at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
In the heart of the western division is the Grassland Resource Conservation District (GRCD), an area of 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of private wetlands and associated grasslands, and over 30,600 acres (124 km 2) of federal National Wildlife Refuges and state Wildlife Management Areas. These private wetlands constitute 30% of the remaining wetlands ...
The lagoon is the terminus of the Escondido Creek watershed which covers an area of 54,112 acres (21,898 ha). The water in the lagoon comes from the Escondido Creek watershed and the Pacific Ocean. The Reserve is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, [4] the County of San Diego, [5] and Nature Collective. [6]
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The Grassland Ecological Area, also known as the Grasslands Ecological Area is a designated Ramsar Site (wetland of international importance) in Central California. It covers an area of 250 square miles (650 km 2 ) along the San Joaquin River in California's Central Valley .