| San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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  Map of the United States | |
| Location | San Diego County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | San Diego, California |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | 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 located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit adjacent to the administrative headquarters for the US Fish & Wildlife Service. The Center features exhibits of marine life, birds and plants found the San Diego Bay, and partners with the Refuge to offer environmental education programs. There are 1.5 miles of trails with access to the Bay.
The Otay-Sweetwater Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System's contribution to the Multiple Species Conservation Plan, a program designed to conserve enough open space and habitat for species survival while enabling orderly development to occur where necessary. It is closed to the public.
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge's abundance of coastal sage and chaparral are an important addition to other inland preserves established to conserve and restore fast diminishing habitat. This inland refuge is home to such endangered birds as least Bell's vireo, California gnatcatcher, a rare butterfly, the Quino checkerspot and to the San Diego horned lizard. Biological surveys for other species are ongoing as new land is acquired. The approved refuge boundary for the San Diego Refuge is 44,000 acres (180 km2), and 8,000 acres (32 km2) for the Vernal Pools Unit.
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Girl scout: I'm with Girl Scout Troop 5912 We're planting milkweed plants all around here and after that we have to give it plenty of water Director Ashe: And what we're going to do here in planting this milkweed is certainly about the monarch butterflies that will use this milkweed; but it's really, it's about the future. Because it's not just this project, it's the hundreds and thousands of other projects that are going to go throughout Mexico, throughout the United States, and into Canada. Sue Milburn-Hopwood: It's really nice to see the girl scouts and to see the important activities that you're involved with here, protecting and conserving nature. Luis Fueyo MacDonald: Today we enhance habitat for the monarch butterfly. I am sure that this event will repeat in Mexico, in all the states, and also in Canada. Girl scout: What I did today is I planted these plants so monarch butterflies could, like, get here, because they're about to be extinct.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ Fox, Maura (December 23, 2023). "Hike of the week: An easy, family-friendly walk through the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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This page was last edited on 26 December 2023, at 17:58