Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
US Refuge, California
c/o Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR
PO Box 524
Newark, CA 94560
Phone: 707-769-4200
Location: 30 miles west of Stockton, California. Established: 1980. Habitat: Two tracts of land totaling 55 acres of sand dunes along the San Joaquin River. Activities: Docent-led tours on the second Saturday of the month. Access: Closed to the public. Primary Wildlife: Critical habitat for Lange's metalmark butterfly (endangered) and two endangered flowers: Contra Costa wallflower and Antioch Dunes evening primrose. Special Features: Nation's first national wildlife refuge established to protect endangered plants and insects. The site preserves two sand dune areas left after the Mohave Desert receded in prehistoric times. Isolation of this sand dune habitat resulted in the development of subspecies of plants and insects found nowhere else in the world.
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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
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IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
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 Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose |
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| Location | Contra Costa County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Antioch, California |
| Coordinates | 38°01′00″N 121°47′45″W / 38.0166667°N 121.79583°WCoordinates: 38°01′00″N 121°47′45″W / 38.0166667°N 121.79583°W |
| Area | 55 acres (0.22 km2) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is a sensitive sand dune habitat located near the city of Antioch, California on the south shore of the San Joaquin River. It serves as a refuge for three endangered species of plants and insects, and is closed to the public except for tours and events supervised by Refuge staff. The Refuge was established in 1980. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[1]
Endangered Species
The species protected at Antioch Dunes are Lange's metalmark butterfly, the Antioch Dunes evening primrose, and the Contra Costa wallflower.[1] See the Lange's metalmark article for some background on the decline of the Antioch Dunes habitat prior to the formation of the Refuge.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Government. "Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge". Recreation.gov. http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=3938&agencyCode=127. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
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