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Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve is a natural reserve and public land in Orange County, governed by the state of California, and immediately adjacent to the city of Huntington Beach, California. [2] The reserve is designated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to protect a coastal wetland and upland, with both migratory ...
The Back Bay is the colloquial term for the inland delta in Newport Beach, California. It connects the Upper Newport Bay with the Newport Harbor. It is a nature reserve home to several species of birds with hiking and biking trails. The bay is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy. [1]
Coastal Rainbow Trout or Steelhead Trout. Oncorhyncus mykiss irideus. Y. California Golden Trout. Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita. Y. Little Kern Golden Trout.
Eucyclogobius newberryi, the northern tidewater goby, is a species of goby native to lagoons of streams, marshes, and creeks along the coast of California, United States. The northern tidewater goby is one of six native goby species of California. [4][5][6] It is protected under the Endangered Species Act as an endangered species of the United ...
Vernal pool. Vernal pools, also called vernal ponds or ephemeral pools, are seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals. They are considered to be a distinctive type of wetland usually devoid of fish, and thus allow the safe development of natal amphibian and insect species unable to withstand competition or ...
California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (pronunciation: "Bah-yo-nuh" [ 1 ] or "Buy-yo-nah" [ 2 ]) is a protected area that once served as the natural estuary for neighboring Ballona Creek. The 577-acre (2.34 km 2) [ 3 ] site is located in Los Angeles County, California, just south of Marina del Rey.
Kern NWR. 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. Situated on the southern margin of what was once the largest freshwater wetland complex known as Tulare Lake in the western United States, Kern ...
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.