Water Education Foundation
This is just one post in the Water & Wildlife Category
Click here to view all posts

San Luis refuge plan takes flight; National wildlife refuge is set to get a $10m visitor center in 2011

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 19, 2009 at 3:15 pm

slnwrFrom the Fresno Bee:

“SAN LUIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE — A coyote can hardly get any rest amid the traffic and noise in this engineered sanctuary north of Los Banos. Sandhill cranes, mallards and geese are here for a feeding party.

But coyotes don’t mind a few hundred-thousand fluttering visitors fleeing the brutal December in Alaska and northern Canada. It’s a chance to fatten up on birds roosting near the ground.

While farming has withered in many places, the three-year drought hasn’t been tough on critters here. Marshes have remained filled with water from more than 100 miles away, delivered at a higher priority than many San Joaquin Valley farms have.

Yet for all the emphasis federal officials have placed on San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, it comes up short in one important species — visitors from cities. Officials hope to change that. … “

Read more from the Fresno Bee by clicking here.

December 19, 2009 · Filed Under Water & Wildlife

Comments

Leave a Reply