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San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. San Diego National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in California. It is part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex. A variety of habitats from coastal sage scrub and chaparral to oak woodland and freshwater marsh describe this inland refuge in San Diego 's backcountry. [1]
The Living Coast Discovery Center is a zoo and public aquarium in Chula Vista, California. An environmental education center, it is located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Permanent displays at the Living Coast focus on native animals and plants found in Southern California and San Diego Bay.
Dedina later advocated for the creation of the South San Diego Wildlife Refuge at a time when a marina was proposed for the south end of San Diego Bay. In 1996 after carrying out doctoral research on gray whale conservation in Baja California Sur, Mexico, Dedina was hired by The Nature Conservancy as Northwest Program Manager.
The Sweetwater River is a 55-mile (89 km) long stream in San Diego County, California. From its headwaters high in the Cuyamaca Mountains, the river flows generally southwest, first through rugged hinterlands but then into the urban areas surrounding its mouth at San Diego Bay. Its drainage basin covers more than 230 square miles (600 km 2 ...
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge: San Diego County: 1999 2,620 acres (10.6 km 2) [53] San Diego National Wildlife Refuge: San Diego County - 11,152 acres (45.13 km 2) [54] San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge: San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties 1987: 7,000 acres (28 km 2) [55] San Luis National Wildlife Refuge: Merced County: 1966: ...
The Imperial Refuge Wilderness, a federally designated, 15,056-acre (60.93 km 2), wilderness area is protected within the refuge. [1] It also surrounds the Picacho State Recreation Area . This section of the Colorado River is popular for boating, hiking, fishing, camping, exploring old mining camps and wildlife watching.
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) offshore from Crescent City in northern California. This coastal rock covers approximately 14 acres (57,000 m 2), and rises steeply 335 feet (102 m) above sea level. The refuge provides an important sanctuary for the Aleutian cackling goose and nesting seabirds.
32.5565°N 117.1271°W. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a series of wildlife refuges established by the United States National Wildlife Service beginning in 1972. The complex incorporates five refuges in San Diego County and Orange County in California.