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Don
Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge has over 30 miles
of trails for hikers and bikers.
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Spanning
28,000 acres of open bay, salt pond, salt marsh, mudflat, upland and
vernal pool habitats, the Don Edwards
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge was founded in 1974 and
named after Congressman Don Edwards to honor his efforts to protect
the wetlands of San Francisco Bay. Part of a complex
that includes six other wildlife refuges in the San Francisco Bay Area,
Don Edwards NWR was the first urban refuge to be established in the
United States.
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Salt
marshes are home to endangered California clapper rails and salt
marsh harvest mice. W.
Steiglitz/FWS
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The refuge
is home to nine threatened or endangered species and 227 species of
birds. Don Edwards NWR protects 60 percent of the remaining population
of California clapper rails and a large number of endangered salt marsh
harvest mice, both of which are found only in the remaining tidal marshes
of the San Francisco Bay. The refuge also has a nationally recognized
environmental education program and welcomes about 400,000 visitors
each year.
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