Nearest city Pixley, California Phone +1 661-725-2767 | Area 28.08 km² Established 1959 | |
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Location Tulare County, California, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Pixley National Wildlife Refuge Address Rd 88, Pixley, CA 93256, USA Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Colonel Allenswor State Hist, Deer Creek & Tule River, Pixley Park, Albany Park, Albany Park Elementa | ||
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge is located 35 miles (56 km) south of Tulare, California and 45 miles (72 km) north of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley. The 6,939-acre (2,808 ha) nature refuge represents one of the few remaining examples of the grasslands, vernal pools, and playas that once bordered historic Tulare Lake, the largest lake west of the Great Lakes until the late 19th century.
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WildlifeEdit
Over 100 bird and 6 reptile species use the wildlife refuge. Approximately 300 acres (120 ha) of managed Wetlands provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. Threatened and endangered species include the San Joaquin kit fox, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, Tipton kangaroo rat, and the vernal pool fairy shrimp.
AccessEdit
Refuge visitation is by special arrangement only.