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

National Wildlife Refuge System

Pacific Southwest Region

A flock of pintail duck flies over the Sacramento Nationa Wildlife Refuge on a fall evening. Credit: Mike Peters/USFWS

Pacific Southwest Region manages 47 National Wildlife Refuges and three Wildlife Management Areas covering 2.3 million acres in California , Nevada and Oregon's Klamath Basin. These refuges range in size from the 1.6 million acre Desert National Wildlife Refuge near Las Vegas, Nevada, to the 13-acre Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge, an island off the coast of northern California.

The refuges in our region span the many types of habitats, from wetlands, estuaries, rocky shores and grasslands to forests, deserts and all variations in between. Most refuges provide food, nesting grounds and resting areas for birds migrating to and from northern and southern climes.

National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Southwest Region

What we do

Mapping services

About the NWRS

The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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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...