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Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge encompassing 965 acres (3.91 km 2) located in the California coastal community of Seal Beach. Although it is located in Orange County it is included as part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It was established in 1972.
There are 34 Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) off the coast of California. These are marine areas that "support an unusual variety of aquatic life, and often host unique individual species" that are monitored for water quality by the California State Water Resources Control Board.
This refuge is located on the grounds of the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station in Orange County. It includes 965 acres of saltwater marsh in the Anaheim Bay estuary. It was established in 1972 for the benefit of migrating birds up and down the Pacific Flyway as well as a variety of local birds, fish, and plants.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), through its seven regional divisions, [15] manages more than 700 protected areas statewide, totaling 1,177,180 acres (4,763.9 km 2). [16] They are broadly categorized as: 110 wildlife areas, [17] designed to give the public easier access to wildlife while preserving habitats.
The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Much of the refuge 's 911 acres (3.69 km 2 ) is the remnant of the saltwater marsh in the Anaheim Bay estuary (the rest of the marsh became the bayside community of Huntington Harbour, which is part of Huntington Beach).
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The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is a 920 acre (4 km²) salt marsh located within the boundaries of the Weapons Station.. Marsh wetlands of the Wildlife Refuge. An Installation Restoration (IR) project is underway at the base to clean up environmental hazards and restore damaged areas.
Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 1-mile long (1.6 km) island off the coast of Maine, United States near Matinicus Island that is part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge. During any given summer season, over 100 species of birds are observed by researchers on the island.