Pacific Southwest RegionCalifornia, Nevada and Klamath Basin

Newsroom
- News and Features - Newsroom
  
  Providing information and assistance to Congressional offices, other agencies, media outlets, and the general public about Service activities.
- Newsroom
- Field Notes
- Featured Stories and Video
Get
Outdoors
- Get Outdoors - National Wildlife Refuges & Fish Hatcheries
  
  Clean water. Clean air. Abundant wildlife. The National Wildlife Refuge System provides and protects 150 million acres of land and water in the United States, plus more than 418 million acres of national marine monuments. The National Fish Hatchery Sysytem protects imperiled species and game fishes, including Pacific salmon and native western trout. Plants, salamanders and freshwater mussels are also beneficiaries to the work conducted by our scientists.
- Visit a Refuge
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Birding
- Visit a Fish Hatchery
- Connecting People with Nature
Wildlife &
Habitat
- Wildlife & Habitat - Endangered Species
  
  Working to reduce the effects of contaminants and other stressful impacts on fish wildlife and their habitats and to plan, implement and monitor restoration projects so that fish and wildlife resources can be recovered.
- Endangered Species
- Eagle Management
- California Condor Recovery
- Monarch Butterfly
- West Coast Population of Pacific Fisher
- Conserving Habitat
- Conservation Planning
- Environmental Quality
Working
Together
- Working Together - Conservation Partners
  
  Protecting, enhancing and restoring important fish and wildlife habitats on public and private lands through partnerships.
- Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program
- Coastal Program
- Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration
- Joint Ventures
- Tribal Partnerships
- Schoolyard Habitat Program
Science for a
Better Future
- Science for a Better Future - Conservation Science
  
  Supporting programs, tools, research and projects that integrate and apply the best available science and practices for conserving the nature of the Pacific Southwest Region.
- Science Applications
- Landscape Conservation Coalitions
- Climate Change
- Renewable Energy
Our
Programs
- Our Programs
  
  Conserving the Nature of America by conserving fish, wildlife and plants and serving the people of California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin.
- Ecological Services
- National Wildlife Refuge System
- Fish & Aquatic Conservation
- Migratory Birds
- Law Enforcement
- Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Program
- Tribal Relations
Get
Involved
- Get Involved - Volunteer Opportunities
  
  Our volunteers are individuals who want to give back to their communities, parents who want to be good stewards of the land and set examples for their children, retired people willing to share their wealth of knowledge, concerned citizens of all ages who want to learn more about conservation, and passionate people who enjoy the outdoors and want to spread the word about America's greatest natural treasures.
- Volunteer at a Refuge or Hatchery
- Youth Opportunities
- Join a Friends Group
- For Teachers

About the Pacific Southwest Regional Office

Our Mission

The Mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

The Service helps protect a healthy environment for people, fish and wildlife, and helps Americans conserve and enjoy the outdoors and our living treasures. The Service's major responsibilities are for migratory birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals, and freshwater and anadromous fish.

Facts About the Pacific Southwest Region

More than 900 employees.
48 National Wildlife Refuges, comprising more than 2.8 million acres (more than 470,000 in California, 2.3 million in Nevada and more than 23,800 acres in the Klamath Basin of Oregon).
3 Wildlife Management Areas in California, encompassing more than 104,000 acres.
Largest National Wildlife Refuge: Desert NWR near Las Vegas, Nevada: 1.6 million acres.
Smallest National Wildlife Refuge: Castle Rock NWR, an island one-half mile off the coast of California near Crescent City: 13.89 acres.
3 National Fish Hatcheries and 1 Fish Health Center.
11 Fish and Wildlife Offices (Ecological Services).
More than 2.2 million people visited refuges in California, in 2014, spending more than $39 million on activities ranging from observing wildlife and birding to hunting and fishing.
127 Federally-recognized Native American tribes within the region: 107 in California, 19 in Nevada and 1 in the Klamath Basin.
346 Federally-listed threatened or endangered species occur in California (309) and Nevada (37). Our region has lead management responsibility for 292 of these species. Lead management responsibilitiy for the remaining 54 listed species is assigned to either the Pacific, Southwest, or Mountain-Prairie Regions of the Service.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Fish & Wildlife Service also manages the National Wildlife Refuge System, operates fish hatcheries and fishery resource offices, enforces Federal wildlife laws, manages migratory bird populations, conserves and restores habitats such as wetlands, and oversees a Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars to state fish and wildlife agencies. Visit the Pacific Southwest Regional program offices within our website for more information about these services.

"Conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people."

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service FieldNotes

FieldNotes showcases the activities, events and conservation work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service here in the Pacific Southwest Region. The articles inside are written by our employees and reflect the efforts of the Service and our partners in conserving and preserving the unique natural resources here in California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin. After you've visited FieldNotes, follow us on these social media channels...