About the Refuge Complex

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A Complex is a grouping of two or more refuges that are primarily managed from a central office location; grouped together because they occur in a similar ecological region and have a related purpose and management needs.

Typically, a "Project Leader" oversees the general management of all refuges within the complex and Refuge Managers are responsible for operations at specific refuges. Supporting staff, composed of administrative, law enforcement, refuge manager, biological, fire, visitor services, and maintenance professionals, are centrally located and support all refuges within the complex.

The Refuge Complex headquarters is located at 1080 Gunpowder Point Drive, Chula Vista, California 91910. The headquarters uses energy-saving technology, is solar and propane-powered, and is LEED certified.

Other Refuges in this Complex include:

San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge

Last Updated: Sep 25, 2013

What We Do

Quino checkerspot butterfly

A small and beautiful member of the brushfoot family, this butterfly is federally endangered and known to occur on the San Diego NWR. It selectively lays its eggs only on the California plantain plant, and is very territorial during the breeding season.

San DiegoNational Wildlife Refuge | California