Nearest city Wasco, California Area 5.055 km² Established 1960 | Website Kern NWR Phone +1 661-725-2767 | |
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Location Kern County, California, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Address 10811 Corcoran Rd, McFarland, CA 93250, USA Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Colonel Allenswor State Hist, Days Inn Lost Hills, Kern County Raceway, Bureau of Land Manage, Semitropic Water Storage Profiles | ||
Kern national wildlife refuge
Kern National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,249-acre (5.05 km2) protected area located in the southern portion of California's San Joaquin Valley, 20 miles west of the city of Delano. Situated on the southern margin of what was once the largest freshwater wetland complex in the western United States, Kern National Wildlife Refuge provides optimum wintering habitat for migratory birds with an emphasis on waterfowl and water birds.
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Through restoration and maintenance of native habitat diversity, the refuge also provides suitable habitat for several endangered species as well as preserving a remnant example of the historic valley uplands in the San Joaquin Desert. Approximately 8,200 visitors annually participate in refuge programs ranging from waterfowl hunting to wildlife viewing.