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1451 [ 1 ] 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. The wetlands are on the Pacific Flyway, and are an important ...
The California Department of Parks and Recreation maintains over 270 protected areas, which include almost one-third of California's scenic coastline, including coastal wetlands, estuaries, beaches, and dune systems. The state parks system covers 1.3 million acres (5,300 km 2), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline, 625 miles (1,006 km) of ...
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex. San Mateo Creek (Southern California) Scovern Hot Springs. Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. Shollenberger Park. Sierra Valley. Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. Stone Lagoon. Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) was established by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to conduct a nationwide inventory of U.S. wetlands to provide biologists and others with information on the distribution and type of wetlands to aid in conservation efforts. To do this, the NWI developed a wetland classification system ...
List of GIS data sources. This is a list of GIS data sources (including some geoportals) that provide information sets that can be used in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial databases for purposes of geospatial analysis and cartographic mapping. This list categorizes the sources of interest.
Wetlands of New Hampshire (1 C, 3 P) Wetlands of New Jersey (1 C, 10 P) Wetlands of New Mexico (4 P) Wetlands of New York (state) (1 C, 20 P) Wetlands of North Carolina (2 C, 10 P) Wetlands of North Dakota (13 P)
It includes restored tidal marsh and beaches. [1] Crissy Field is a former United States Army airfield which is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Historically part of the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field closed as an airfield after 1974. Under Army control, the site was affected by dumping of hazardous materials. [2]
Rodman Slough is a wetland that drains into Clear Lake in Lake County, California. It provides an important habitat for fish, amphibians, birds and other wildlife. It is fed by Scotts Creek and Middle Creek, which contribute about 70% of the sediment and nutrients that cause algae problems in Clear Lake. The slough is the remnant of a much ...