The
Kern River Preserve/South Fork Kern River is one of the
first ten 'Globally Important Bird Areas" designated in
the United States. The Important Bird Areas Program was
started by BirdLife International, UK, in the mid-1980s.
Since that time IBA's have
been designated throughout Europe and the Middle East.
The IBA Program has now spread throughout the world
including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. New
York and Pennsylvania are the first two states in the
United States to complete their IBA identification
programs.
Information on
California's IBA's is available on the California Audubon website,
http://ca.audubon.org/IBA.htm.
For more
information contact:
The Kern River Preserve/South Fork Kern
River is one of four "Flagship Projects" of the California Riparian
Habitat Joint Venture.
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