{"id":25,"date":"2013-11-15T22:07:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T22:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tulelake.server293.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2014-10-03T07:09:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T07:09:17","slug":"wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a>
\nis the Nation\u2019s first waterfowl refuge. President Theodore
\n Roosevelt reserved 81,619 acres of lakes and marshes along
\n the California-Oregon border on August 8, 1908 as a preserve
\n and breeding grounds for native birds. Here is the largest
\n wintering bald eagle concentration in the Lower 48 states.
\n August and September are peak months for viewing pelicans,
\n egrets, herons and grebes. An estimated one to two million
\n ducks and geese migrate through the basin each Fall and Spring.<\/p>\n

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\nTule Lake National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a>
\nis located in the fertile and intensely farmed Tule Lake Basin
\n of northeastern California. It was established in 1928 by
\n President Calvin Coolidge as a,\u201cpreserve and breeding ground
\n for wild birds and animals.\u201d \u00a0This 39,116-acre refuge is mostly
\n open water and \u00a0crop land. \u00a0Approximately 17,000 acres are farmed.
\n The refuge is a significant staging area for migrating waterfowl
\n during spring and fall migrations. <\/p>\n

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\nClear Lake National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a>
\nExcept for limited waterfowl and pronghorn antelope
\n hunting during the regular California State seasons,
\n the refuge is closed to all public access to protect
\n fragile habitats and to reduce disturbance to wildlife.
\n Clear Lake Refuge, established in 1911, consists of
\n approximately 20,000 acres of open water surrounded by
\n over 26,000 acres of upland bunchgrass,low sagebrush,
\n and juniper habitat.<\/p>\n

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\nUpper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a>
\nis located some 24 miles north of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
\n Crater Lake National Park lies approximately 20 miles north
\n of the refuge. The refuge is on the northwestern side of
\n Upper Klamath Lake and comprises 14,966 acres of swamp and
\n open water. It was established in 1928. At an elevation of
\n slightly above 4,000 feet, it lies in the shadow of the
\n forested east base of of the Cascade Mountains and is
\n watered by mountain streams and deep, clear springs.<\/p>\n

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\nKlamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a>
\nis located eighty some miles north of Tulelake. Crater Lake
\n National Park lies approximately 30 miles west of the refuge.
\n The refuge is largely surrounded by the Winema National
\n Forest. The Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge was
\n established in 1958 \u201c\u2026 as an inviolate sanctuary, or for
\n any other management purpose, for migratory birds.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2014 Anders Tomlinson, all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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