Exhibit of Theodore Roosevelt and Pelican Island

Tulare Basin

Wildlife Management Area

No public access; lands are privately-held conservation easements

C/O Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Delano, CA 93215

Plan Your Visit

Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area consists of individual private land easements, there is no public access.

For public visitation opportunities, please explore

Interactive Map

Safety Policies

For emergencies: 911

Passes

Onsite: There is no public access to Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area.

Services

Management and Conservation

National Wildlife Refuge planning sets the broad vision for refuge management and the goals, objectives, strategies, and actions required to achieve it. Planning ensures that each refuge meets its individual purposes, contributes to the Refuge System’s mission and priorities, is consistent with other applicable laws and policies, and enhances conservation benefits beyond refuge boundaries.

Comprehensive Conservation Plans (CCPs) are the primary planning documents for National Wildlife Refuges. As outlined in the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, as amended, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is required to develop CCPs that guide refuge management for the next 15 years. CCPs articulate the Service’s contributions to meeting refuge purposes and the National Wildlife Refuge System mission. CCPs serve as a bridge between broad, landscape-level plans developed by other agencies and stakeholders and the more detailed step-downs that stem from Refuge CCPs.

The CCP for the Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area is currently in development. The Final CCP will be posted here upon completion.

CCP step-down plans guide refuge-level programs for:

conserving natural resources (e.g., fish, wildlife, plants, and the ecosystems they depend on for habitat);
stewarding other special values of the refuge (e.g., cultural or archeological resources, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, etc.); and
engaging visitors and the community in conservation, including providing opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation.

Like CCPs, step-down plans contribute to the implementation of relevant landscape plans by developing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) objectives, strategies, implementation schedules, and decision support tools to fulfill refuge visions and goals. This ensures that refuges are managed in a landscape context and that conservation benefits extend beyond refuge boundaries.

About

The Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area is valuable to seven threatened and endangered species, and large populations of waterfowl, shorebirds, and other migratory birds. Early migrant waterfowl, most notably northern pintail ducks which have a long history in the Tulare Basin. Historically, Tulare Lake was the largest freshwater wetland west of the Mississippi River. Despite substantial losses of wetland habitats within the Tulare Basin, the area is recognized by the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture (CVHJV) and in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) for its international importance in the life cycle of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds of North America’s Pacific Flyway.

Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area

C/O Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Delano, CA 93215