The Kern National Wildlife Refuge comprises 11,249 acres of “natural desert uplands, a relict riparian corridor and developed marsh,” according to its website.

THE water rushed in, the Kern National Wildlife Refuge filled and the white-faced ibis came. This spring is the first time in its 44-year history that the wetlands filled, attracting 5,000 to ...

WASHINGTON — The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex is getting a new headquarters and visitors’ center courtesy of a big economic stimulus package. A $9.8 million grant will enable the ...

Kern County Fire is responding to a fire near the Kern National Wildlife Refuge. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Two-way radios crackle as our birding caravan heads out of town on a recent Saturday. The first sighting is of three dozen lanky white egrets, followed by a big flock ...

“Birds rely on national wildlife refuges for breeding, shelter and refueling during migration; they should not have to face the threat of agricultural chemicals on these lands,” said Hardy Kern, ...

Working overnight, the Kern County Fire Department contained an estimated 2,500-acre vegetation fire at the Kern County National Wildlife Refuge.

The scene was captured by The Condor Cave at the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Kern County, California, according to a Jan. 24 post by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Firefighters working overnight in aircraft and with bulldozers fully contained a brush fire that broke out Tuesday evening at the Kern National Wildlife Refuge and chewed through 2,500 acres.The ...

The Kern National Wildlife Refuge is receiving $67,000, and two refuges along the Sacramento River are receiving a total of $1.5 million. All told, California refuges are receiving $22.3 million.