Welcome To Sacramento NWR Complex

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex

California and Nevada Region

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snow geese in flight, photo: USFWS Welcome to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, located approximately 90 miles north of the city of Sacramento. The Complex consists of five national wildlife refuges (NWR) and three wildlife management areas (WMA) that comprise over 35,000 acres of wetlands and uplands in the Sacramento Valley of California. In addition, there are over 32,000 acres of conservation easements in the Complex. The Refuges and easements serve as resting and feeding areas for nearly half the migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway.

Visitor Information:

Hot Topics !!!

New Join us at the Return of the Salmon Festival! (pdf, 2 MB)

We will be there with a booth celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week!
October 18th at Coleman National Fish Hatchery

New Birding Trips with Altacal Audubon Society

October 19, Sunday - Butte Basin Field Trip, Trip Leader: Phil Johnson
October 31, Friday - Owl-o-ween, Trip Leaders: Dawn Garcia and Scott Huber

New Draft Environmental Assessment for Codora Unit

Draft Environmental Assessment for Habitat Restoration of the Codora Unit on the Sacramento River NWR (pdf, 7.2 MB) is now available for public review and comment.
Appendix A. Riparian Habitat Restoration and Management (pdf, 3.5 MB)
Appendix B. Hydraulic Analysis for Riparian Habitat Conservation on the Sacramento River at Beehive Bend (pdf, 12.6 MB)
Please submit written comments on or before November 17, 2008 to Kelly Moroney, Assistant Refuge Manager, Sacramento NWRC, 752 County Road 99W, Willows, CA 95988.

New Unit on the Sacramento River NWR Open

The Afton Unit of the Sacramento River NWR is now open for public use!

Photographer's Guidelines and Photo Blind

The 2008/09 California Waterfowl Regulations are set!

Upland Game and Waterfowl Hunting Regulations Booklet (pdf, 2.1 MB)

Watch Refuge Videos

Volunteer and Opportunities

Volunteer at your local wildlife refuge! We're expanding our visitor services volunteer staff and we need your help! (pdf, 773 KB)

Wildlife Viewing

Learn about Waterfowl (pdf, 1.3 MB): Dabbling ducks (pdf, 2 MB), diving ducks (pdf, 1.7 MB), geese (pdf, 159 KB), and Tundra swans (pdf, 242 KB).
Birding Trail Hotspot Map! (pdf, 4.3 MB) Also in black and white! (pdf, 3.6 MB)

Avian Diseases

Contact us for more information or any questions Sacramento NWR Complex

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Sacramento NWR Complex
752 County Rd. 99W, Willows, CA 95988
Phone: (530) 934-2801; Fax: (530) 934-7814
24-hour Information: (530) 934-7774
TTY: (530) 934-7135

Last updated: October 10, 2008

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