Photo credit: USFWS / Thomas Maurer

Consisting of three National Wildlife Refuges and one Wildlife Management Area, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex work together for the protection and benefit of wildlife. 

The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex encompasses the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, and the Grasslands Wildlife Management Area. San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (over 26,800 acres) is a major wintering ground consisting of wetlands, riparian woodlands, native grasslands, and venal pools. Merced National Wildlife Refuge (more than 10,200 acres) hosts the largest wintering concentrations of lesser sandhill cranes and Ross’ geese along the Pacific Flyaway. San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge (7,500 acres) is situated where three major rivers (Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin) join creating a mosaic of habitats providing ideal habitats for wildlife and plant diversity. Grasslands Wildlife Management Area is composed of privately owned lands with perpetual conservation easements for the benefit of wildlife. 

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/san-luis

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/merced 

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/san-joaquin-river 

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/grasslands-wildlife-management-area