MERCED — Join in with members of Yosemite Audubon on a field trip to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing some 10,262 acres of wetlands, native grasslands, vernal pools, and riparian ...

The San Luis Refuge Complex is composed of the San Luis NWR, Merced NWR (10,200 acres) the San Joaquin River (NWR) (7,500 acres) and the Grasslands Wildlife Management area (WMA). The Grasslands area ...

White geese with black wingtips take flight at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge. - photo by Photo courtesy of Oly Fruge My husband Oly and I have had a January tradition for several years. We visit ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Two hours south of ...

One of the benefits of living in Merced County is our access to wildlife refuges and wetlands that are located on the Pacific Flyway – which is the major north-south flyway for migratory birds in the ...