Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge turns 50
Callie Dudley, Austin Dudley, DU Engineer Colin Dudley, DU Biologist Mason Hill and a USFWS volunteer. Credit: USFWS
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, one of the first urban National Wildlife Refuges established in the United States, is 50 years old.
Ducks Unlimited joined in celebrating the refuge’s birthday at a public event at refuge headquarters outside Freemont, California.
Don Edwards NWR features over 30,000 acres and is a critical component of protected habitats in the Pacific Flyway. Fifteen habitat types, more than 340 plant species and 280 bird species call the refuge home. Millions of shorebirds and waterfowl utilize the area during peak migrations. The refuge provides overwintering habitat for some of the largest concentrations of diving ducks in the Pacific Flyway. The lands operated and maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the bay area hold more wintering Canvasback than the rest of the state combined.
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