Strategy Released for Conserving Native Habitats and Threatened Wildlife at the Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released the Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, which will guide management of the refuge and protection for about 40 special-status species over the next 15 years. The refuge encompasses 367 acres of coastal dunes and beach, grasslands, wetlands, and riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.

Learn more about riparian scrub habitat 11 miles north of Monterey, CA., where the Salinas River empties into Monterey Bay. This refuge is part of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex and lies within the Pacific Flyway, making it an important resource for migratory birds and coastal wildlife. Major goals of this plan are to improve habitat for threatened and endangered species, such as the western snowy plover, brown pelican and Smith