It's National Wildlife Refuge Week: October 14-20!

This week is National Wildlife Refuge week and that means it's the perfect excuse to get out and explore with your family. Visit one of your nearby favorites or find a new refuge near you that you've never been to and learn along with your kids about the habitat and wildlife that are being preserved there. Our family favorite is Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, California. We walk there several times a week and spot coyotes, herons, brown pelicans, lizards, egrets, cottontails and most recently - the American White Pelican. These beautiful white birds made their appearance at the wetlands about 3 weeks ago and we are watching their population grow steadily. Today we saw the pelicans, alongside many other species of birds, feeding on schools of fish at high tide. If you live in Southern California this is a great place to visit. There are trails accessible from the interpretive center near the corner of PCH and Warner or from PCH, across from the entrance to Bolsa Chica State Beach. You can also access the bluff top trail from the parking lot in the Brightwater community located off of Brightwater Drive and Fordham Lane (4512 Oceanridge Drive, Huntington Beach, California 92649).

For a list of other wildlife refuges visit http://www.fws.gov/refuges/.

Happy exploring!