, ▁Nev ada , ▁US . ▁On ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Ruby ▁Mountains , ▁it ▁is ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁El ko , ▁and ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Ruby ▁Lake ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge . ▁While ▁mostly ▁under ▁private ▁ownership , ▁parts ▁are ▁owned ▁by ▁ ▁The ▁Nature ▁Conserv ancy ▁and ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ; ▁the ▁Franklin ▁Lake ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Area ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Department ▁of ▁Wild life . ▁The ▁area ' s ▁habitat , ▁ ▁in ▁size , ▁consists ▁of ▁wet lands , ▁an ▁e ph em eral ▁lake , ▁mar sh es , ▁rip arian ▁wood land , ▁alk ali ▁play a , ▁shr ub ▁ste ppe , ▁and ▁grass land . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁fa una ▁ ▁Sc ir pus ▁valid us ▁grows ▁abund antly . ▁When ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁wet , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁water f ow l ▁visit ▁Franklin ▁Lake . ▁▁ ▁Av ifa una ▁include ▁the ▁American ▁Av oc et , ▁Gre ater ▁Sand hill ▁C rane , ▁For ster ' s ▁Ter , ▁C asp ian ▁T ern , ▁Black ▁T ern , ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁S age - Gr ouse , ▁Franklin ' s ▁G ull s , ▁American ▁White ▁Pel ican , ▁Bre wer ' s ▁S par row ▁and ▁S age ▁S par row . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Pier ce ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁E . ▁G . ▁Beck with ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁Beck with