UPDATED April 25, 2024:
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- PHONES: our phone system is still down as we work through some software security updates. Please contact us by email at sacramentovalleyrefuges@fws.gov
Request for Scoping Comments for the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge for Management of Aquatic Invasive Plants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is preparing a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential physical, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic effects associated with the management of aquatic invasive plants within and surrounding the Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Colusa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Delevan NWR, Sacramento NWR, Sacramento River NWR, Steve Thompson North Central Valley WMA, Sutter NWR, San Joaquin River NWR, San Luis NWR, Merced NWR, Grasslands WMA, and Stone Lakes NWR (hereto referred to as the “Covered Refuges”).
View or download the full scoping letter here.
The Service respectfully requests that you consider the proposed action and provide any comments and/or available information that you may have regarding resources within and adjacent to the Covered Refuges. At this time, we are seeking input to help identify the scope of issues and potential alternatives to be analyzed in the Draft EA, as well as regulatory concerns and any other relevant information. Please provide any comments in writing via email by 5:00 P.M. on May 25, 2024 to fw8plancomments@fws.gov. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Visit Us
Welcome to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge!
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!
PLAN YOUR VISIT <-- Click here to find all the information you need to visit the Complex.....
• ACTIVITIES
• visitor center
• auto tours
• trails
• photography
• bicycling
• hunting
• environmental education
• HOURS
• FEES AND PERMITS
• RULES AND POLICIES
• ACCESSIBILITY
• DIRECTIONS
• OTHER LOCAL INFORMATION
Other Facilities in the Complex
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, with headquarters at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge Complex is comprised of 5 National Wildlife Refuges (Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, Sutter and Sacramento River NWRs) and 3 Wildlife Management Areas (Willow Creek-Lurline, Butte Sink and Steve Thompson North Central Valley WMAs).
Rules and Policies
Plan Your Visit <-- Please see the Rules and Policies section on our Plan Your Visit page
Locations
Sacramento NWR Headquarters and Visitor Center:
Traveling north or south on I-5:
- exit at Road 68 (9.1 miles north of Maxwell, or 8.3 miles south of Willows)
- go north on Hwy 99W (1.7 miles)
- turn right into Sacramento NWR
- follow signs to Visitor Parking
- Click here for a map with directions
Sacramento NWR Hunter Check Station:
Check station is approximately 9.5 miles south from Willows, and 10.2 miles north from Maxwell.
From Interstate 5:
- exit at Road 68 (8.3 miles south of Willows, or 9.2 miles north of Maxwell)
- go 1 mile east on Road 68
- turn right at Check Station gate
- Click here for a map with directions