San Jacinto Wildlife Area

The San Jacinto Wildlife Area (WA) is a 20,126-acre (8,145 ha; 31.447 sq mi) wildlife preserve in the Inland Empire region of California in the United States managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.^[2] San Jacinto WA is made of up two discontinuous areas, one east of California State Route 79 called the Potrero Unit, and one between Gilman Springs Road (near the base of the San Jacinto Mountains) and Lake Perris State Recreation Area (which includes Mystic Lake).^[2] San Jacinto WA is part of an Audubon Society-designated Important Bird Area (IBA) of Global Concern.^[3] Over 300 species of birds have been observed at San Jacinto WA.^[4]

San Jacinto Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Loggerhead shrike at San Jacinto WA, 2012
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Nearest city	Perris, California
Coordinates	33.8705°N 117.121°W / 33.8705; -117.121
Area	20,126 acres (8,145 ha; 31.447 sq mi)
Established	1982
Governing body	California Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Wildlife Area includes a constructed freshwater marsh that filters reclaimed water.^[5] Duck hunting (with a hunting license) has been permitted at San Jacinto annually since about 1993.^[6]

See also

• Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
• San Timoteo Canyon

References

1. Protected Area Profile for San Jacinto Wildlife Area Archived November 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
2. "San Jacinto Wildlife Area". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
3. Goodward, Dave; Chappell, Mark (n.d.). "Birds of the San Jacinto Valley Important Bird Area" (PDF). San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society.
4. "San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, CA, US - eBird Hotspot". ebird.org. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
5. "San Jacinto Wildlife Area Habitats". CDFW.
6. Prado, Paul (October 26, 2019). "Duck season-opening day at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area". Banning Record Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2023.