Tag Archives: u.s fish and wildlife

Pelican Banding

Arriving By Airboats – Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge is not an easy place to get to. And one must be prepared for the unexpected. In all my travels out there, in a four- wheel-drive high-clearance truck, I never saw … Continue reading

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Clear Lake NWR

This Where Modern Man’s Footprints Are Hard to Find – Except for limited waterfowl and pronghorn antelope hunting during the regular California State seasons, the refuge is closed to all public access to protect fragile habitats and to reduce disturbance … Continue reading

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Clear Lake Dam

This Is Big Sky Country – The sign reads that the dam is 28 feet above streambed with a capacity of 526,800 acre-feet. The reservoir area is 24,800 acres. The crest of the dam is 840 feet and the width … Continue reading

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Wildlife Refuge Tour

“There is probably no more important waterfowl area in the country than these refuges in the Upper Klamath Basin… (the refuges “act like a waist in the hourflass’ (so) “all the birds inn the Pacific Flyway funnel their way through … Continue reading

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Walking Wetlands

Integrating Wetlands and Agriculture in the Upper Klamath Basin of California and Oregon Management of Tule Lake and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) is guided by the Kuchel Act.  This Federal legislation mandates a coexistence of wetland wildlife habitat … Continue reading

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