The PolitickerCA is reporting that California Congressmen George Miller (D, CA-7), Pete Stark (D, CA-13), and Sam Farr (D, CA-17) are hoping to pass HR 6479, which would join seven California national wildlife refuges into the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The complex, which would extend from San Francisco to the Monterey Bay, would include Antioch Dunes, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay, Ellicott Slough, Farallon, Marin Islands, Salinas River, and San Pablo Bay national wildlife refuges.

The main goal of creating the complex is to use its size as a way to leverage better funding for the member refuges. If enacted, the complex would be the largest collection of urban wildlife refuges in the country.

From Congressman Pete Stark:

“The Bay Area’s wildlife refuges are an essential part of our community. By uniting these refuges, we strengthen our opportunities for greater federal support. That support is vital if we are to save rare California wildlife from extinction, fight global warming, and preserve a beautiful part of our country that can be enjoyed by future generations.”

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wildlife, wildlife refuge, National Wildlife Refuge System, San Francisco, Monterey Bay, California