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The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is located in Stanislaus County and San Joaquin County. It encompasses over 7,000 acres (28 km 2 ) of riparian woodlands, wetlands and grasslands that host a diversity of wildlife native to California's Central Valley.
The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, California. It is within San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County. It protects more than 7,000 acres (28 km 2) of riparian woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands and hosts a diversity of native wildlife.
In 1938, the Micke family donated the 258-acre (104 ha) oak tree park to the county of San Joaquin. The zoo opened in 1957 and Ronald Theodore Reuther was its first curator. [1] The zoo, like other aspects of the park complex, was dedicated to Micke's wife who died in 1952. [3] [4] Most of the early zoo was built by William C. Hoegerman.
San Luis also contains the most extensive network of pristine native grasslands, shrubs, and vernal pools that still remain within the Central Valley. Thousands upon thousands of mallard , pintail , green-winged teal , and ring-necked ducks flock into the managed wetlands; while the wood duck lives throughout the tree-lined slough channels.
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In 1991, the new 18-hole course hosted the 16th annual San Joaquin County Invitational Golf Tournament. [19] A monument to San Joaquin County veterans was added to the park in 2014, consisting of a bronze statue of a soldier, flagpole, memorial wall, and picnic area. The veterans memorial was donated by local vineyard owner John Kautz. [20]
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge is located 35 miles (56 km) south of Tulare, California and 45 miles (72 km) north of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley.The 6,939-acre (2,808 ha) nature refuge represents one of the few remaining examples of the grasslands, vernal pools, and playas that once bordered historic Tulare Lake, the largest lake west of the Great Lakes until the late 19th century.