page_title: Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
hierarchical_section_title: Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
caption_attribution_description: Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, CA Welcome Back The Cranes Nov. 12, 2011 Photo: Juan Villa, copyright Visalia (CA) Times-Delta, used by permission
context_page_description: Pixley National Wildlife Refuge is located 35 miles south of Tulare, California and 45 miles north of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley. The 6,939-acre nature refuge represents one of the few remaining examples of the grasslands, vernal pools, and playas that once bordered historic Tulare Lake, the largest lake west of the Great Lakes until the late 19th century.
context_section_description: Pixley National Wildlife Refuge is located 35 miles (56 km) south of Tulare, California and 45 miles (72 km) north of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley. The 6,939-acre (2,808 ha) nature refuge represents one of the few remaining examples of the grasslands, vernal pools, and playas that once bordered historic Tulare Lake, the largest lake west of the Great Lakes until the late 19th century.
caption: Sandhill Cranes
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