Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (DESFBNWR) is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in the southern part of San Francisco Bay, California. Its headquarters and visitor center are in the Baylands district of Fremont, next to Coyote Hills Regional Park, in Alameda County. The visitor center is on Marshlands Rd, off Thornton Ave.

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the DESFBNWR (2003)
Map of the United States
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (California)
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (the United States)
LocationAlameda County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, California, United States
Nearest cityNewark, California
Coordinates37°30′00″N 122°07′00″W
Area30,000 acres (120 km2)
Established1974 (1974)
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Websitewww.fws.gov/refuge/don_edwards_san_francisco_bay/

Most of the refuge stretches along the marshy shoreline north and south of the Dumbarton Bridge, but Bair Island, in San Mateo County, is also part of the system. The southernmost extent is in northern Santa Clara County.

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