Refuge mammals include muskrat, golden beaver, gray fox, red fox, striped skunk, longtail weasel, Virginia opossum, vagrant shrew, broad-footed mole, brush rabbit, raccoon, duskyfooted woodrat, deer mouse, and coyote.

[3] Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge is open to the public though there are no facilities beyond a parking lot and footpaths.

The worst threat to water quality is agricultural pollution originating in the broad stretches of farmland upstream.

[4] Salinas River water pollution is a main threat to the California slender salamander and other endangered species.

[6] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.