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It was founded in 1974 as the first urban National Wildlife Refuge established in the United States, and it is dedicated to preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat, protecting migratory birds, protecting threatened and endangered species, and providing opportunities for wildlife-oriented recreation and nature study for the surrounding communities.
It is maintained as a pristine example of this habitat which is in decline in Southern California. As of 2013, 340 species of plants have been recorded on the Sanctuary. [1] [4] Silverwood served as a research area for the San Diego Natural History Museum’s book on the Flora of San Diego County.
The gold medal was by nomination only and was awarded to an adult Scouter. It was for unusual and distinguished service in natural resource conservation and environmental improvement at the regional or international level. Nominations would then be approved by the Hornaday Awards Committee and the National Conservation and Environment Task Force.
On January 14, 1992, two captive-bred California condors and two Andean condors were released into the Sespe Condor Sanctuary, overlooking the Sespe Creek, near Fillmore, California. This was done by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex , the lead office for the California Condor Recovery Program.
Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1977 by a group of private citizens to restore endangered species native to central California. VWS has three full-time staff biologists, together with seasonal interns, monitoring, tracking and researching endangered species, songbirds and butterflies.
The Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Imperial Valley of California, 40 miles (64 km) north of the Mexican border. Situated at the southern end of the Salton Sea , the refuge protects one of the most important nesting sites and stopovers along the Pacific Flyway .
Wildlife Area: Central Morro Bay: Wildlife Area: Central Moss Landing: Wildlife Area: Central Mouth of Cottonwood Creek: Wildlife Area: Northern Napa-Sonoma Marshes: Wildlife Area: Bay Delta North Grasslands: Wildlife Area: Central O'Neill Forebay: Wildlife Area: Central Oroville: Wildlife Area: North Central Petaluma Marsh: Wildlife Area: Bay ...
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has partnered with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on many projects, beginning in the 1980s with the effort to recover the California condor population, which had been reduced to 22 individuals and been declared critically endangered (see California condor#Recovery plan). [53]