Joice Island

Joice Island
A little island surrounded by brown water and sand.
USGS aerial imagery of Joice Island, with proposed addition to reclamation district 2141 partially shaded at top.
Joice Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Joice Island
Joice Island
Joice Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Joice Island
Joice Island
Joice Island is located in California
Joice Island
Joice Island
Joice Island is located in the United States
Joice Island
Joice Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°09′00″N 122°03′34″W / 38.15000°N 122.05944°W / 38.15000; -122.05944 (Joice Island)[1]
Adjacent toSuisun Bay
Administration
State California
CountySolano
Aerial photo of Joice Island

Joice Island is a small island in Grizzly Bay (part of Suisun Bay) in California. It is part of Suisun Marsh, and has been used for hunting since the late 19th century. After a failed attempt to reclaim the land for asparagus and alfalfa farming in the early 1900s, Joice Island spent several decades as a wildlife refuge before being opened to the public for hunting in 1964. Currently, the upper portion of Joice Island is part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Grizzly Island Wildlife Area; fishing, as well as the hunting of waterfowl and pigs, is permitted there on a limited basis.

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