San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge

San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 7715 Lakeville Hwy
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: 707-469-4200;
Web: www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=11644
Established: 1974.
Location: Along the northern shore of San Pablo Bay in northern California.
Facilities: Trails.
Activities: Boating, canoeing, fishing, hunting, educational programs.
Special Features: Numerous threatened, endangered, and sensitive species requrie tidal marsh habitat for their survival, including 11 fish species that swim through San Pablo Bay to reach their freshwater spawning grounds.
Habitats: More than 13,000 acres of open water, mudflats, salt marshes, and seasonal wetlands.
Access: Open during daylight hours.
Wild life: California clapper rail, salt marsh harvest mouse, California black rail, San Pablo song sparrow, and Suisun shrew. Also migratory shorebirds and waterfowl, particularly diving ducks.

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