Private Lands Program
Private Lands Program - Conservation Easement Program - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program - Technical Assistance - Waterfowl Depredation

The Private Lands Program was initiated at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in 1981 to protect private wetlands in the Sacramento Valley for the benefit of migratory birds and other wetland dependent wildlife. Initially, the focus of the private lands staff was implementing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Conservation Easement Program to protect existing wetland resources. Over the years, the Private Lands Program has grown to include the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and an active Technical Assistance Program. Today, the private lands staff works not only to protect wetlands but to restore, enhance and manage a variety of habitats for the benefit of migratory birds, anadromous fish, and threatened and endangered species.