Antioch Dunes
Sonoma, CA 95476
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The Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Other refuges in the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex include: Salinas River, Ellicott Slough, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay, Marin Islands, San Pablo Bay, and Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
The Refuge Complex headquarters is located at 1 Marshlands Rd. Fremont, CA. 94555.
A National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative grouping of two or more refuges, wildlife management areas or other refuge conservation areas that are primarily managed from a central office location.
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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
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(510) 377-9229
2100 Sears Point Road Sonoma, CA 95476
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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is the only national wildlife refuge in the country established to protect endangered plants and insects, including the Antioch Dunes evening primrose, Contra Costa wallflower, and Lange’s metalmark butterfly. Established in 1980, the refuge preserves 67 acres of a rare riverine sand dune ecosystem along the San Joaquin River. Because of the delicate nature of these habitats, the refuge is closed to unsupervised public access to protect species from trampling and wildfires. However, the refuge staff provides environmental education through monthly guided tours and volunteer habitat restoration projects.