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Department of Fish and Game: Region 1 (Northern Region) ______________ Ash Creek Wildlife Area - Lassen/Modoc County Location: Hwy 299, 4 miles NE of Bieber. Phone Number: (530) 294-5824 Description: 14,754 acres ______________ Big Lagoon Wildlife Area - Humboldt County Location: Hwy 101, 34 miles N of Eureka. Phone Number: (707) 445-6493 Description: 1,600 acres. ______________ Cantara/Ney Springs Wildlife Area - Siskiyou County Location: 3 miles S of Mt. Shasta City on the Sacramento River. Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 Description: 93 acres. Doyle Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: 2 miles N of Doyle at Laver Crossing Phone Number: (530) 254-6808 Description: 10,740 acres. ______________ Elk Creek Wetlands Wildlife - Del Norte County Area Location: Hwy 101 to Elk Valley Road. Phone Number: (707) 464-2523 Description: 160 acres. ______________ Fitzhugh Creek Wildlife Area - Modoc County Location: 5 miles south of Pine Creek WA (visit CADFG website) Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 Description: 2,080 acres. ______________ Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area - Siskiyou County Location: 14 mi N of Yreka. Phone Number: (530) 459-3926 Description: 5,017 acres. ______________ Merrill's Landing Wildlife Area - Shasta & Tehama Counties Location: 13 miles NW of Chico on the Sacramento River. Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 ______________ Shasta Valley Wildlife Area - Siskiyou County Location: 8 mi E of Yreka. Phone Number: (530) 459-3926 Description: Over 4,655acres. ______________ Surprise Valley Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: 9 miles S of Cedarville, on County Road 1. Phone Number: (530) 233-3581 Description: 460 acres. ______________ Willow Creek Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: North of Susanville on State Route 139. Phone Number: (530) 254-6644 Description: 2,722 acres. ______________ Bass Hill Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: 6 miles SE of Susanville. Phone Number: (530) 254-6808 Description: 5,553 acres. ______________ Biscar Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: Karlo Road, W of Hwy 395 in Secret Valley. Phone Number: (530) 254-6808 Description: 548 acres. ______________ Cinder Flats Wildlife Area - Shasta County Location: Highway 299 Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 Description: 720 acres. ______________ Dutch Flat Wildlife Area - Modoc County Location: Southwest of Alturas on Hwy 299 Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 Description: 160 acres. ______________ Elk River Wildlife Area - Humboldt County Location: South of Eureka Phone Number: (707) 445-6493 Description: 104 acres. ______________ Grass Lake Wildlife Area - Siskiyou County Location: 19 miles NE of Weed on Hwy 97. Phone Number: (530) 398-4627 ______________ Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Includes three units: Humboldt Bay NW Refuge Complex, HBNWR Dunes Units, Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex brochure ______________ Lake Earl Wildlife Area - Del Norte County Location: 5 miles N of Crescent City. Phone Number: (707) 464-2523 Description: 5,624 acres ______________ Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area - Shasta & Tehama Counties Location: 10 mi E of Cottonwood Phone Number: (530) 225-2317 Description: 571 acres. ______________ Silver Creek Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: 10 miles S of Eagleville on SE side of Warner Mountains. Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 Description: 2,010 acres. ______________ Tehama Wildlife Area - Tehama County Location: 3 miles S of Paynes Creek Phone Number: (530) 597-2201 Description: 46,862 acres. ______________ Battle Creek Wildlife Area - Shasta & Tehama Counties Location: Coleman Fish Hatchery Road Phone Number: (530) 225-2317 Description: 582 acres. ______________ Butte Valley Wildlife Area - Siskiyou County Location: 5 miles W of Macdoel & Hwy 97. Phone Number: (530) 398-4627 Description: 13,392 acres. ______________ Crescent City Marsh Wildlife Area - Del Norte County Location: South of Crescent City Phone Number: (707) 464-2523 Description: 339 acres. ______________ Eel River Wildlife Area - Humboldt County Location: 6 miles SW of Eureka, off Hwy 101. Phone Number: (707) 445-6493 Description: 2,131 acres. ______________ Fay Slough Wildlife Area - Humboldt County Location: NE of Eureka on Hwy 101. Phone Number: (707) 445-6493 Description: 484 acres. ______________ Honey Lake Wildlife Area - Lassen County Location: North of Susanville on Hwy 395 Phone Number: (530) 254-6644 Descrption: 7,667 acres. ______________ Mad River Slough Wildlife Area - Humboldt County Location: 1/2 mile W of Arcata, off Samoa Blvd. Phone Number: (707) 445-6493 Description: 547 acres. ______________ Pine Creek Wildlife Area - Modoc County Location: Hwy 395 S of Alturas. Phone Number: (530) 225-2300 Description: 2,009 acres. ______________ Waukell Creek Wildlife Area - Del Norte County Location: 1 mile S of Klammath. Phone Number: (707) 464-2523 Description: 28 acres. Region 2: North Central Region Antelope Valley Wildlife Area - Sierra County Location: Near Sierraville and Loyalton. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 5,616 acres. ______________ Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area - Colusa County Location: Laux Road Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 1,248 acres. ______________ Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area - Yuba County Location:17 miles E of Marysville. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Daugherty Hill Unit, 2,638 acres; Donovan Hill Unit, 1,762 acres. ______________ Gray Lodge Wildlife Area - Butte County Location: West of Gridley. Phone Number: (530) 846-7505 Description: Gray Lodge has a auto loop, photo blinds, hiking trails, a viewing platform, and the Sutter Buttes as a backdrop on 9000+ acres. If the area is open for hunting, stop at the enterance check station or proceed to parking lot 14 for a permit when there is no hunting in progress. Other links: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/travel/graylodge.aspx http://www.experiencebuttecounty.com/show_attractions_place.asp?pid=451 photos: C A Wildlife Area Flickr Group (join and add your photos) http://flickr.com/groups/879586@N20/ http://www.pbase.com/mkschum/gray_lodge_wildlife_area ______________ Hope Valley Wildlife Area - Alpine County Location: Alpine County, Picketts Junction (at the junction of Highway 88 and 89). Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 2,869 acres. ______________ Red Lake Wildlife Area - Alpine County Location: Alpine County - one mile east of Carson Pass on Highway 88. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 860 acres. ______________ Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area - Sierra County Location: Southeast of Loyalton Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 1,395 acres. ______________ Truckee River Wildlife Area - Nevada & Placer Counties Location: East of Truckee. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 740 acres. ______________ Cache Creek Wildlife Area - Colusa & Lake County Location: west of Williams Description: 2,330 acres. ______________ Coon Hollow Wildlife Area - Butte County Location: Humbug Summit Road. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 729 acres. ______________ Feather River Wildlife Area - Sutter & Yuba Counties Location: S of Marysville Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 2,522 acres. ______________ Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area - Lassen & Sierra Counties Location: 11 miles east of Loyalton. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: This 13,314 acres. ______________ Indian Valley Wildlife Area - Lake County Location: 14 miles east of Clearlake Oaks off Hwy 20. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 4,988 acres. ______________ Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area - Yolo County Location: Yolo County Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 360 acres. ______________ Spenceville Wildlife Area - Nevada & Yuba Counties Location: East of Marysville Phone Number: (530) 538-2236 Description: 11,887 acres. ______________ Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area - Butte & Glenn Counties Location: Butte and Glenn Counties on Highway 162. Phone Number: (530) 982-2169 Description: Llano Seco Unit, 1,521 acres; Howard Slough Unit, 4,010 acres; Little Dry Creek Unit, 3,762 acres. ______________ Clear Lake Wildlife Area - Lake County Location: north of the Nice-Lucerne Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 97 acres. ______________ Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area - Plumas County Location: east of Portola. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 1,732 acres. ______________ Fremont Weir Wildlife Area - Sutter & Yolo Counties Location: Road 116A Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 1,461 acres. ______________ Heenan Lake Wildlife Area - Alpine County Location: southwest of Monitor Pass on the west side of State Highway 89. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description 1,653 acres. ______________ Location: west of Oroville, east of Highway 99.Phone Number: (530) 538-2236 Description: 11,870 acres. ______________ Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NWR) Location: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, and Colusa counties. Phone Number:(530) 934-7774, Description: The complex encompasses Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, Sutter, Sacramento River, Butte Sink, North Central Valley, and Willow Creek-Lurline National Wildlife Refuges and Wildlife Management Areas(links listed below) ______________ Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Location: Highway 99W south of Willows. Phone Number: (530) 934-7774. Description: Sacramento NWR offers a fantastic auto loop, viewing platforms, hiking trails, and a visitor on 10,819 acres. Other links: Bird checklist- http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r1/sacramen.htm Photos: C A Wildlife Area Flickr Group (join and add your photos) http://flickr.com/groups/879586@N20/ Google images for Sacramento NWR ______________ Delevan National Wildlife Refuge Location: west of Maxwel on Four Mile Rd. Phone Number: (530) 934-7774. Description: 5,797 acres ______________ Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Location: east of Wiilliams on Ohair Rd. Phone Number: (530) 934-7774. Description: 4,567 acres ________________ Sutter National Wildlife Refuge Location: southwest of Yuba City on Oswald Road. Phone Number: (530) 934-7774. Description: 2,591 acres _______________ Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Location: southwest of Chico on Rd. Z. Phone Number: (530) 934-7774. Description: 11,739 acres in various parcels. The Llano Seco unit provides the best visitor access with multiple viewing platforms and a short hiking trail. ___________ Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area Location: This area is not open to the public. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 18,000 acres. ______________
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area Location: This area is not open to the public. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: n/a. ______________
Willow Creek Wildlife Management Area Location: This area is not open to the public. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: n/a. Region 3: Bay - Delta Region Cedar Roughs Wildlife Area - Napa County Location: Pope Canyon Road. Description: 413 acres. ______________ Hill Slough Wildlife Area - Solano County Location: Hwy 12 to Grizzly Island Rd. Phone Number: (707) 425-3828. Description: 1,722 acres. ______________ Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area - Napa County Location: Hwy 128. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 2000 acres. ______________ Miner Slough Wildlife Area - Solano County Location: Miner Slough and Cache Slough. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 36 acres. ______________ Point Edith Wildlife Area - Contra Costa County Location: Waterfront Road. Description: 760 acres. ______________ Rhode Island Wildlife Area - Contra Costa County Location: Holland Tract Rd. (access by boat only) Phone Number: (916) 358-2900. Description: 67 acres. ______________ Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area - Yolo County Location: west of Davis Phone Number: (530) 757-2461. Description: 15,830 acres. ______________ Decker Island Wildlife Area - Solano County Location: S of Rio Vista on the Sacramento River. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900. Description: boat access only. ______________ Knoxville Wildlife Area - Napa & Yolo Counties Location: Berryessa-Knoxville Road. Phone Number: n/a. Description: 8,104 acres. ______________ Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area - Napa County Location: Liberty Glen campground. Phone Number: n/a. Description: 8,000 acres. ______________ Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area - Napa, Sonoma & Solano Counties Location: north of San Pablo Bay. Phone Number: n/a. Description: 13,000 acres. ______________ Putah Creek Wildlife Area - Solano County Location: Hwy 128. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900 Description: 670 acres. ______________ San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area - Marin County Location: Black Point Boat Launch Ramp, Harbor Drive, Novato. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 11,040 acres. ______________ Grizzly Island Wildlife Area - Solano County Location: Grizzly Island Road. Phone Number: (707) 425-3828. Description: n/a. ______________ Laguna Wildlife Area - Sonoma County Location: Between Rohnert Park & Russian River. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 539 acres. ______________ Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area - Sacramento County Location: Mayberry Slough. Phone Number: (916) 358-2900. Description: 3,115 acres. ______________ Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area - Marin & Sonoma Counties Location: Accessible only by boat via the Petaluma River or San Antonio Creek. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 3,748 acres. ______________ Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area - Napa County Location: Silverado Trail. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 340 acres. ______________ White Slough Wildlife Area - San Joaquin County Location: 8 miles West of Lodi at various locations. Phone Number: (707) 944-5500. Description: 880 acres. Region 4: Central Region Big Sandy Wildlife Area - Monterey & San Luis Obispo Counties Location: Indian Valley Rd. on the east side of the Salinas River. Phone Number: (831) 649-2870 Description: 850 acres ______________ Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area - Fresno County Location: Little Panoche Rd. Phone Number:(209) 826-0463. Description: 828 acres. ______________ Monache Meadows Wildlife Area - Fresno County Location: Between Golden Trout Wilderness & S. Sierra Wilderness and south of Hessian Meadow (4WD access only). Phone Number: (559) 243-4005Description: 248 acres. ______________ North Grasslands Wildlife Area - Merced & Stanislaus County Location: 6 mi N of Los Banos at various locations. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 7,069 acres. ______________ San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area - Merced & Santa Clara Counties Location: Hwy 152. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 902 acres. ______________ West Hilmar Wildlife Area - Merced & Stanislaus Counties Location: On the E side of the San Joaquin River, approx. 4 miles downstream from Hills Ferry. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 340 acres. ______________ Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area - Merced & Santa Clara Counties Location: 36 miles E of Gilroy and NE of Hwy 152. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 6,315 acres. ______________ Los Banos Wildlife Area - Merced County Location/ Directions: NE of Los Banos on Henry Miller Ave. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 6,217 acres. ______________ Morro Bay Wildlife Area - San Luis Obispo County N/a ______________ O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area - Merced County Location: South of Santa Nella, W of Hwy 33. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 700 acres. ______________ South Fork Wildlife Area - Kern County Location: 55 miles east of Bakersfield on Highway 178 to east end of Lake Isabella on the South Fork Kern River. Description: 1,271 acres. ______________ Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area - Fresno County Location: 15 miles E of the town of North Fork, on Mammoth Pool Rd. Phone Number:(559) 243-4005. Description: 512 acres. ______________ Mendota Wildlife Area - Fresno County Location: S and E from Mendota on Hwy 180. Phone Number: (559) 655-4645. Description: 11,802 acres. ______________ Moss Landing Wildlife Area - Monterey County Location: N of the town of Moss Landing on Hwy 1. Phone Number: (831) 649-2870. Description: 728 acres. ______________ San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area - San Luis Obispo County Location: Hwy 1.Phone Number: (831) 649-2870. Description: 450 acres. ______________ Volta Wildlife Area - Merced County Location: Ingomar Grade Rd. Phone Number: (209) 826-0463. Description: 2,891 acres. Region 5: South Coast Region Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area - San Diego County Location: Honey Springs Road. Phone Number: (858) 467-4201. Description: 3,200 acres. ______________ San Felipe Wildlife Area - San Diego County Location: Approximately 11.4 miles east of the junction of Highways S-2 and 79. Phone Number: (858) 467-4201. Descriptions: 6,690 acres. ______________
Region 6: Inland Deserts Region Buttermilk Country Wildlife Area - Inyo County Location: 12 miles W of Bishop on East Slope of Sierra Nevada. Phone Number: (760) 872-1171. Description: 320 acres. ______________ French Valley Wildlife Area - Riverside County Location: 5 miles northeast of Temecula. Description: 702 acres. ______________ East Walker River Wildlife Area - Mono County Location: Hwy 182. Phone Number: (760) 872-1171. Description: 1,367 acres. ______________ Pickel Meadow Wildlife Area - Mono County Location: Junction of Hwys 108 and 395. Phone Number: (760) 872-1171. Description: 990 acres. ______________ Slinkard/Little Antelope Wildlife Area - Mono County Location: W of Hwy 395 on Hwy 89. Phone Number: (530) 495-2570. Description: 11,684 acres. ______________ Camp Cady Wildlife Area - San Bernardino County Location: 5 miles north of Newberry Springs in San Bernardino County. Phone Number: 760-257-0900. Description: 1,870 acres. ______________ Green Creek Wildlife Area - Mono County Location: Green Creek Road. Phone Number: (760) 872-1171. Description: 720 acres. ______________ Kelso Peak & Old Dad Mountains Wildlife Area - San Bernardino County Location: Kelbaker Rd. Phone Number: (909) 484-0167. Description: 102,400 acres. ______________ San Jacinto Wildlife Area - Riverside County Location: Davis Rd., E side of Perris Lake. Phone Number: (951) 928-0580. Description: 9,000 acres.Website:http://www.sjwa.info/ West Walker River Wildlife Area - Mono County Location: Hwy 395 between Sonora Junction (Hwys 108 & 395) and Walker. Phone Number: (760) 872-1171. Description: 770 acres. ______________ Cartago Wildlife Area - Inyo County N/A ______________ Imperial Wildlife Area - Imperial County Location: East side of the Salton Sea on Hwy 111. Phone Number: (760) 359-0577. Description: 7,929 acres. ______________ Marble Mountains Wildlife Area - San Bernardino County Location: 12 miles SE of Baker, along Kelbaker Rd. Phone Number: (909) 484-0167. Description: 55,040 acres. ______________ Santa Rosa Wildlife Area - Riverside County Location: 15 miles SW of Indio. Phone Number: (760) 200-9174. Description: 103,862 acres. ______________
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Current River Conditions California Vernal Pools California Waterfowl Association Central Valley Bird Club Point Reyes Bird Observatory Riparian Habitat Joint Venture River Partners Sacramento River Preservation Trust The Nature Conservancy Useful links: Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Information Center for the Environment Leave No Trace National Wildlife Refuge Association Natural Resources Conservation Service - California Programs Partners for Fish and Wildlife Point Reyes Bird Observatory Viewing Wildlife tips Arizona Dept. of Fish and Game recommendations for wildlife viewing Photo Tips Ethan Meleg Nature Photography tips Scott Bourne Wildlife tips and this great photographer also leads workshops Accidents happen: Sometimes when we visit wildlife areas or even in our backyards, our best friends (dogs) get a warning salvo from a skunk. Working at a Wildlife Area I caught the aroma on many occasions, but it happened to our best friends in our backyard. Skunks cannot climb, but they will make it through any opening in your fence and they love pet food. Although we had no pet food out, that did not help our dogs. What did help were hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and a little Dawn dishwashing soap and this company cares about wildlife. If you activate your donation online, every bottle of Dawn you purchase will create a $1 donation to wildlife rescues (visit their website to learn more; follow them on Facebook ). In case you didn't know, Dawn is also used to help wildlife when they are victims of toxic spills. Petcare.com has several remedies for skunked pets, we recommend option one. Custom Search State Wildlife Areas
Oroville Wildlife Area - Butte County
Map of the Sacramento NWR Complex (pdf, 699 KB)
Sacramento River NWR Visitor Services and Unit Maps
Willows Chamber of Commerce
Willows Lodging and Restaurants (pdf, 176 KB)
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area - Camping
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area - Camping
Willow Glenn Mobile Home Park - RV Camping
The Parkway RV Resort - RV Camping
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Related Links:
The California Department of Water Resources Division of Flood Management provide information about all the rivers in California.
California Vernal Pools a collection of information and resources dedicated to saving California's vernal pool landscapes.
Another partner of the USFWS, CWA focuses on conservation of wetland habitat.
Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, recreation, birding in North America, United States, and California.
The PRBO is a non-profit organization with a mission to "conserve birds and the environment using science to understand and find solutions to problems threatening wildlife populations and ecosystems."
California Partners in Flight (CalPIF) initiated the Riparian Habitat Joint Venture (RHJV) project in 1994. To date, eighteen federal, state and private organizations have signed the landmark Cooperative Agreement to protect and enhance habitats for native landbirds throughout California.
An informational website. Our Mission is to create wildlife habitat for the benefit of people and the environment.
The main purpose of the Trust is to protect the natural values of the Sacramento River and her environs.
A partner in habitat conservation, TNC buys land to set aside for wildlife.
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Ducks Unlimited, Inc. is a partner of the USFWS in various habitat restoration projects.
UC Davis and thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations team up with a common interest in environmental protection.
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by all people, worldwide.
By combining policy, grassroots development and public education objectives, the National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA) works to strengthen the ecological integrity of our national wildlife refuges and thus ensure a diverse spectrum of plants and wildlife well into the future.
With the mission of “Helping People Help the Land,” the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides products and services that enable people to be good stewards of the Nation’s soil, water, and related natural resources on non-Federal lands.
A voluntary habitat restoration program working in cooperation with private landowners.
The PRBO is a non-profit organization with a mission to "conserve birds and the environment using science to understand and find solutions to problems threatening wildlife populations and ecosystems.
