c/o Kern NWR
PO Box 670
Delano, CA 93216
(805) 725-2767

Directions: Refuge is within the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, California.

Primary Wildlife: The endangered light-footed clapper rail, California least tern, and brown pelican. -- Waterfowl, shore- and wading birds also use the area.

Habitat: 911 acres of salt marsh, tidal wetlands and small area of coastal uplands.

Recreation and Education: Public use is severely restricted because of the presence of endangered species and U.S. Navy security regulations.

SPECIAL NOTE: Located along the heavily urbanized Orange County coast, the refuge was established to preserve one of the largest remaining salt marshes in Southern California.