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The Congress passed, and the President signed into law, legislation establishing the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. When the purchase of property for the refuge has been completed, some 22,000 acres of open water, marshlands, and salt ponds at the south end of San Francisco Bay will have been turned into one of the nations most unusual wildlife sanctuaries. Not only will it provide essential habitat for varied and abundant wildfowl, but as a wildlife refuge in the midst of a denselypopulated urban area, it will provide closetohome opportunities for public enjoyment, nature study, and scientific research. The creation of the wildlife refuge in the South Bay, together with establishment of the lesswellknown but also important San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, represent significant accomplishments in protecting the nations dwindling wildlife areas.