Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
284px Mount Shasta
Location	Modoc County and Siskiyou County, California, United States
Nearest city	Klamath Falls, Oregon
Coordinates
Area	39,116 acres (158.3 km2)
Established	1928
Governing body	United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in northern California near the Oregon border. It covers 39,116 acres in the Tule Lake basin.

The refuge was established in 1928 by President Calvin Coolidge to preserve habitat for birds and other animals. It is a staging area for migrating waterfowl such as the greater white-fronted goose, snow goose, Ross's goose, and cackling goose. The waterways of the refuge are inhabited by endangered fish species such as the Lost River sucker and shortnose sucker.

Local habitat types include uplands vegetated with grasses and shrubs such as sagebrush, and wetlands such as marshes. The refuge also includes about 19,000 acres of cropland leased to growers. Crops include potato, onion, horseradish, alfalfa, and cereals.

Recreation opportunities and public services include wildlife viewing and photography, education, and hunting.

Gallery

• Discovery Marsh Tule Lake NWR.jpg

  Sunrise on Discovery Marsh

• Tule Lake Lower Marsh.jpg

  Tule Lake lower marsh

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  Visitors' Center

• Sage Thrasher.jpg

  Sage thrasher on the refuge

See also

• List of National Wildlife Refuges
• Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway

External links

• Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge. USFWS.