Jawbone–Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern
The Jawbone–Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), is located in the Mojave Desert and Southern Sierra Nevada, northwest of California City and California State Route 14, in Kern County, California.
An Area of Critical Environmental Concern ACEC is a geographical area within lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management that require special measure to protect sensitive resources such as scenic, cultural or wildlife resource values. Motor vehicle use within the ACEC is restricted to specific trails and roads.
The area includes the Jawbone OHV Open Area and lies just south of the Scodie Mountains and Kiavah Wilderness Area.
Butterbredt Springs
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Butterbredt Springs is a seep and small oasis in Jawbone Canyon in Kern County, California, in the United States, that is recognized as an important waystation for migrating birds along the Pacific Flyway.[1][2][3] Located west of Red Rock Canyon State Park in the Mojave Desert, the nearest human settlement is California City.[4] The oasis, which is surrounded by willows and cottonwoods, but fenced off to protect the water,[5] is managed by the Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society.[4] Late April, May, and early June, first thing in the morning, are usually the best times to observe migrants.[5] Butterbredt Springs and Bear Divide in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County are the only two known sites in California where migrating birds fly during the day, instead of just at night, as is typical.[6] The springs are also said to be a "magnet for vagrants," meaning birds flying way out of their usual range, who may be a bit lost, as birds go.[7]
Located near the LADWP Pine Tree wind farm; radar is used to protect migratory birds from turbine dangers.[2] Butterbredt Springs is accessible from California State Route 14.[8]
Butterbredt Springs is named for miner Frederick Butterbredt and his family; Butterbredt's wife was an indigenous woman whose family were killed in an 1863 massacre perpetrated by the U.S. Army on Native Americans who lived near Kernville.[9]
See also
[edit]- Kern River Preserve
- Tule Elk State Natural Reserve
- Bright Star Wilderness
- Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
References
[edit]- ^ "Birding Butterbredt Spring and Canyon". kernriver.audubon.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ a b "Radar to help prevent wind turbines from killing birds". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ Tsongas, Molly (2015-07-09). "Top 16 Places to Spot Migratory Birds in California". Audubon California. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ a b Import, N. C. S. (2007-07-05). "Birding in desert proves successful". The Union. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ a b Carlson, Roy. "California County Birding" (PDF). Sequoia Needles: Bulletin of the Sequoia Audubon Society, San Mateo County. Vol. 61, no. September–October 2010. pp. 1, 5.
- ^ Sahagún, Louis (2023-04-17). "This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds". Los Angeles Times. Photos by Ifran Khan. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ McReynolds, John (2006-04-09). "For the birds". The Lompoc Record. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ Orr, Patti (2022-05-06). "History of Jawbone and Last Chance Canyons, Calif". Mojave Desert News. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "ISABELLA LAKE CULTURAL RESOURCES A History of Ranching in Old Isabella and Post-Dam Lake Isabella by Susannah Lemke and Geneva Kraus U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District 2021" (PDF). pp. 12, 15.
External links
[edit]- Jawbone-Butterbredt Area map – Bureau of Land Management
- Jawbone Off-Highway Vehicle Open Area – Bureau of Land Management
- Birds of East Kern County (californiacitychamber.com)
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