Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Humboldt County, California, United States |
Nearest city | Eureka, California |
Coordinates | 40°42′59″N 124°13′04″W / 40.71651°N 124.21783°W[1] |
Area | 4,000 acres (16 km2) |
Established | 1971 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge |
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on
Ecology
The bay provides habitat for approximately 100 species of fish, many of which contribute to sport or commercial fisheries, and provides habitat for fish including
Humboldt National Wildlife Refuge Complex
The refuge is the largest part of the Humboldt National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which is headquartered south of Eureka at its Loleta, California site. The "Complex" is an administrative entity that also manages the Lanphere Dunes Unit and the Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge. Lanphere Dunes, located on the northern seaward shore of Humboldt Bay, contains the most pristine remaining dune ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest and supports rare and representative examples of older forested dunes, young active dunes, dune swale wetlands, and coastal salt marsh. Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge is a 14-acre (57,000 m2) island located 80 miles (130 km) north of Humboldt Bay (less than 1-mile (1.6 km) off the Pacific Coast) near Crescent City. The island serves as the second-largest seabird nesting colony in California. Castle Rock Refuge has the largest breeding population of common murres in California.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
External links
- Media related to Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge at Wikimedia Commons
- FWS.gov: Official Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge website
- FWS.gov: Profile of Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge