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Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
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Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
752 County Road 99W
Willows, 95988
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Park Overview
The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is the headquarters for the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is one of six refuges located in the Sacramento Valley of north-central California. The refuge is approximately 90 miles north of Sacramento -djacent to Interstate 5.
The 10,783-acre refuge consists of about 7,600 acres of intensively managed wetlands, uplands, riparian habitat and
vernal pools. It typically supports wintering populations of more than 600,000 ducks and 200,000 geese. More than 95 percent of the wetlands of the central valley have been lost in the last 100 years and
waterfowl have become increasingly dependent upon the refuges of the Sacramento Valley.
The refuge supports several endangered plants and animals, including transplanted colonies of palmate-bracted birds-beak, several species of fairy shrimp, vernal pool tadpole shrimp, giant garter snake, wintering peregrine falcon, bald eagle and
breeding tricolored blackbird. Resident wildlife includes grebe, heron, blackbird, golden eagle, beaver, muskrat, black-tailed deer and
other species typical of upland and wetland habitats. Approximately 9,000 people hunt on the refuge each year and
73,000 people use the visitor center -uto tour route and
walking trail.
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Welcome to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, located approximately 90 miles north of the city of Sacramento. The Complex consists of six national wildlife refuges for a total of 35
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