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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.
The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley, within Merced County and Stanislaus County of California. The complex, with four federal National Wildlife Refuges, is managed by the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service.
The refuge is 26,609 acres (107.68 km 2) and includes a variety of wetland and riparian habitat which supports a large variety of waterfowl, mammals and other wildlife across four units, the Kesterson Reservoir, Freitas, Bear Creek and original San Luis Units. The San Joaquin Valley, considered by historian Kevin Starr as "the most productive ...
A herd was established at the San Luis Wildlife Refuge in 1974, and elk were released at the Concord Naval Weapons Station in 1977. In 1978, herds were established at Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County , Lake Pillsbury in Lake County , Jawbone Canyon in Kern County , Point Reyes National Seashore , Fort Hunter Liggett Military Reservation ...
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge: San Diego County: CA 1999 2,620 acres (10.6 km 2) [53] San Diego National Wildlife Refuge: San Diego County: CA - 11,152 acres (45.13 km 2) [54] San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge: San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties CA 1987: 7,000 acres (28 km 2) [55] San Luis National Wildlife Refuge: Merced County ...
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 Refuge Water Supply Program (RWSP) is administered by the United States Department of the Interior jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service and tasked with acquiring a portion and delivering a total of 555,515 acre feet (AF) of water annually to 19 specific protected wetland areas in the Central Valley of California as mandated with the passing of the Central ...
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge; Merced National Wildlife Refuge; San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge; Federal wildlife management areas, managed by private owners with conservation easements by the USFWS. Grasslands Wildlife Management Area; State wildlife areas, managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. North ...