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We love the Wildlife Refuges of San Diego County. We are unique in that we are a cooperating association for both the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the California State Parks, giving us a rich and diverse set of opportunities to make a difference in wildlife refuge issues. From managing and administering private donations, grants and other funds, to participating in events such as bird counts, Earth Day and many other hands on activities, our association has something for everyone. We support initiatives and programs such as Habitat Heroes and other educational activities to bring students to an awareness of the refuges and participate in preservation activities.
Check our news page and calendar for the latest information and upcoming events, you will find many opportunities to meet new friends and make a difference. Come join us in our cooperative efforts with the National Wildlife Refuge System and California State Parks to make refuges even better places for wildlife and for people.
Another chance this Saturday to get trained up to be an official volunteer for USFWS!
Sign up by calling Ranger Debbie (details in event listing here).
New Volunteer Trainings at San Diego Bay NWR
October 7, 2017, 9:00am - November 18, 2017, 1:30pm
We have a NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM for the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge! You can get involved by restoring native salt marsh and upland habitats for wildlife on a regular basis with others who love willdife and want to help! There are 7 volunteer training days on all saturdays this October & November, with 4 of them being mandatory. Volunteers will get all trained up on local biological information like birds and herps, and habitat restoration techniques. The trainings will take place at our Refuge Complex Headquarters, but the actual volunteer work days will take place on our South San Diego Bay Unit of the San Diego Bay NWR in Imperial Beach. You can sign up by emailing Ranger Debbie Good at: Debbie_Good@fws.gov or you can call at (619) 575-2704 (X 331)
These white-tailed kites must know it's National Wildlife Refuge Week!
At Seal Beach NWR, they seem to really like hanging out on this antenna pole to look for mice and insects. Usually fall migrants just passing through, these guys have been sticking around. Refuge Manager Rick says that they haven't seen this many kites hanging out together since 2008.
The refuge really is an oasis for wildlife amidst the chaotic city life in SoCal!
-Photo by volunteer Carolyn Vance-
We have a NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM for the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge!
You can get involved by restoring native salt marsh and upland habitats for wildlife on a regular basis with others who love willdife and want to help!
There are 7 volunteer training days on all saturdays this October & November, with 4 of them being mandatory. Volunteers will get all trained up on local biological information like birds and herps, and habitat restoration techniques.
The trainings will take place at our Refuge Complex Headquarters, but the actual volunteer work days will take place on our South San Diego Bay Unit of the San Diego Bay NWR in Imperial Beach.
You can sign up by emailing Ranger Debbie Good at: Debbie_Good@fws.gov
or you can call at (619) 575-2704 (X 331)
New Volunteer Trainings at San Diego Bay NWR
October 7, 2017, 9:00am - November 18, 2017, 1:30pm
We have a NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM for the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge! You can get involved by restoring native salt marsh and upland habitats for wildlife on a regular basis with others who love willdife and want to help! There are 7 volunteer training days on all saturdays this October & November, with 4 of them being mandatory. Volunteers will get all trained up on local biological information like birds and herps, and habitat restoration techniques. The trainings will take place at our Refuge Complex Headquarters, but the actual volunteer work days will take place on our South San Diego Bay Unit of the San Diego Bay NWR in Imperial Beach. You can sign up by emailing Ranger Debbie Good at: Debbie_Good@fws.gov or you can call at (619) 575-2704 (X 331)