UPDATED March 19, 2024:
ALERTS:
SMOKE INFORMATION: Sacramento NWR Complex Fire Staff will be conducting the following prescribed burns to manage fuels and enhance vegetation for wildlife:
- Monday, March 18 = Colusa NWR Tract 27 (at south end, on Abel Road)
- Tuesday, March 19 = Delevan NWR Tract 17 (middle of refuge)
- Wednesday, March 20 = Delevan NWR Tract 40 (at south end near Maxwell Road)
- Thursday, March 21 = Sacramento NWR Pool 10 (in hunt area, south of Road 68)
CLOSED due to flood damage (pending repairs):
- Colusa NWR Auto Tour
- Sutter NWR Spring Trails
- NEW! Sacramento River NWR - La Barranca/Mooney Units = the south end of the La Barranca Unit and north end of the Mooney Unit will be closed from March 20 - April 10 while a hand-crew is on-site to do weed management as part of the 2021 Dairy Fire recovery effort.
OPEN:
- Sacramento NWR Auto Tour (including Pool 2 Seasonal Extension) and Wetland Walk Trails
- Sacramento NWR Spring Trails (aka Logan Creek Trails)
- Colusa NWR Trail and Observation Platform
- Llano Seco Unit of Steve Thompson NCV WMA Trail and Observation Platform
Conditions are subject to change - please use caution and recreate safely.
New information will be posted here and to our Facebook Page immediately as it is determined.
Visit Us
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is just one of the 5 National Wildlife Refuges and 3 Wildlife Management Areas that make up the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Sacramento NWR offers a wide variety of recreational activities for visitors. With a 6-mile driving tour, 2-mile walking trail, and programs like hunting and photography, there's something for everyone at the Sacramento NWR!
Find out more about Sacramento NWR by exploring the menu to the left (desktop) or hamburger menu top-right (handheld device), or see our Plan Your Visit page (link below) to find everything the Complex has to offer.
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PLAN YOUR VISIT <-- Click here to find all the information you need to visit the Complex.....
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Location and Contact Information
About Us
The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is located about 70 miles north of the metropolitan area of Sacramento and 7 miles south of the town of Willows in Glenn and Colusa Counties. The refuge consists of 10,819 acres of wetlands, grasslands and riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian habitats.
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What We Do
- Resource Management
To help plants and wildlife, Refuge staff uses a variety of habitat management techniques to maintain, recover or enhance plant and wildlife values. Refuge staff carefully consider any management techniques and employ them in varying degrees according to the situation.
- Conservation and Partnerships
The Complex is involved in many conservation endeavors, including Comprehensive Conservation Plans, Private Landowner Programs, and the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act.
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Our Organization
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997:The NWRS Improvement Act defines a unifying mission for all refuges, including a process for determining compatible uses on refuges, and requiring that each refuge be managed according to a CCP. The NWRS Improvement Act expressly states that wildlife conservation is the priority of System lands and that the Secretary shall ensure that the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of refuge lands are maintained. Each refuge must be managed to fulfill the specific purposes for which the refuge was established and the System mission. The first priority of each refuge is to conserve, manage, and if needed, restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats according to its purpose.
Our Species
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is best known for migratory waterfowl. Waterfowl are present September through April and numbers regularly peak at over 500,000 ducks and 250,000 geese. Sacramento NWR is an important wintering grounds for Tule Greater White-fronted Geese. The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex provides nearly 70,000 acres of wetland, grassland, and riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian habitats for a wide array of waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, waterbirds, songbirds, reptiles, and mammals. The Complex currently supports nearly 300 species of birds.
Species and Habitats <-- Click here to learn more about our species and habitats!
Wildlife Checklist <-- Click here to view our Wildlife Checklist