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Explore California's Important Bird Areas!

March 25, 2009
Explore California's Important Bird Areas!

Surprise Valley Important Bird Area

Audubon California recently completed a two-year project to map and document the conservation issues at California's 145 Important Bird Areas. On the IBA website, you can now find updated site descriptions, individual and regional maps, a report on our mapping methodology, downloadable GIS layers, and summary statistics arranged by site.

These new maps are now being distributed to local, state, and federal agencies – as well as non-governmental organizations – to inform land use planning and conservation. This information is freely available to work with Audubon chapters and others to conserve and protect these vital habitat areas.