Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
The Delevan National Wildlife Refuge in the Sacramento Valley is 5,877 acres of mostly wetlands.
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Delevan National Wildlife Refuge Details
The Delevan National Wildlife Refuge in the Sacramento Valley is 5,877 acres of mostly wetlands. Each winter, more than 200,000 ducks and 100,000 geese call the Delevan wetlands home. The refuge supports multiple endangered and threatened species, like wintering peregrine falcon and bald eagle, tricolored blackbird, and the endangered palmate-bracted bird's beak plant. Visitors are limited to the bordering county roads, but waterfowl and upland game bird hunting is popular during designated seasons.
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