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| Imperial National Wildlife Refuge - The United States Congress designated the Imperial Refuge Wilderness in 1990 and it now has a total of 15,056 acres. Arizona contains approximately 9,220 acres. California contains approximately 5,836 acres. The Wilderness stretches along both sides of the river in Arizona and California. |
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| Kofa National Wildlife Refuge - Over 80% of the refuge’s 665,400 acres are designated as wilderness, offering excellent opportunities to explore and enjoy the desert. A management priority for the refuge is to help recover populations of Sonoran pronghorn, the fastest North American land mammal. |
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| Cibola National Wildlife Refuge - Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, located in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River, was established in 1964 as mitigation for the straightening, channelization, and armoring of the banks of the Colorado River by the Bureau of Reclamation to prevent flooding. The purpose of the 18,444-acre refuge is to protect and recreate the marshes, backwaters, and meanders that historically provided wintering grounds for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife that natural flooding would have formed. |
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| Yuma East Wetlands - The site is located within the main stem of the Colorado River, near downtown Yuma, on lands owned by the City of Yuma, Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, and Arizona Game and Fish Commission. |
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| Imperial Sand Dunes - Located in the southeast corner of California, the Imperial Sand Dunes are the largest mass of sand dunes in the state. Formed by windblown sands of ancient Lake Cahuilla, the dune system extends for more than 40 miles in a band averaging 5 miles wide. Dunes often reach heights of 300 feet above the desert floor, providing outstanding opportunities for recreation. A favorite place for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts, the dunes also offer fabulous scenery, opportunities for solitude, and a home to rare plants and animals. |
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| U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Yuma Office) - Our office is responsible for scheduling Colorado River water deliveries in Arizona, California, and Mexico serving over 750,000 people and more than 1 million acres of commercial agriculture.
We manage the Colorado River from Davis Dam to the border with Mexico. Our office also operates and maintains large-scale well fields to help maintain water tables near the Yuma area. We are also home to the Yuma Desalting Plant, one of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plants. |
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| Yuma Field Office Bureau of Land Management - The BLM Yuma Field Office manages 1.2 million acres of southwestern Arizona and southeastern California. The area includes 155 miles of the lower Colorado River, a destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors seeking water-related recreation year-round. During winter, the desert becomes a small city as long-term campers escape the northern winter. The river and desert provide habitat for desert bighorn sheep, Yuma clapper rail, flat-tailed horned lizard, and other wildlife, as well as wild burros and horses. The field office oversees four wilderness areas, along with significant archeological and historic sites. |
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