The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office focuses on plant and wildlife conservation in 38 counties spanning California’s Central Valley, San Joaquin Valley, western Sierra Nevada, and Sonoma and Central coastlines. Our large jurisdiction gives us the opportunity to work with diverse partners, and together, find balance between the needs of people and wildlife.
Callippe Silverspot Butterfly Draft Recovery Plan Available for Review

The Service announced the availability of our draft recovery plan for the callippe silverspot butterfly, a narrow endemic butterfly listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The callippe silverspot butterfly is endemic to Californian grasslands. The draft recovery plan, draft recovery implementation strategy and public notice are available for review. Comments can be submitted by February 18, 2025 to fw8_recoveryteam@fws.gov.

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Endangered Species Act
Service Announces Draft Recovery Plan for Callippe Silverspot Butterfly
A draft recovery plan for Callippe silverspot butterfly is now available, marking the beginning of a 60-day public comment period on the draft.
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Wildlife Wonders
Camera trap catches Buena Vista Lake ornate shrews
Kern National Wildlife Refuge is using camera trapping to learn more about the shy Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew.
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Wildlife Wonders
Riparian Woodrats Found After 7 Year Absence
After having no sightings since 2017, several riparian woodrats were found in cage traps set by Service and partner biologists doing a health survey of riparian brush rabbits.
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Endangered Species Act
Healthy habitat for hitch
Recovering populations of Clear Lake hitch isn’t just a goal for the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians of California; it’s critical to their culture and way of life.
a brown relictual slender salamander rests on a decaying log
Wildlife Wonders
Sequoia's Slender Salamanders a Precious Sight
Stepping carefully among the woody debris at the base of the ravine, Kate Bocskor, senior fish and wildlife biologist at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, scanned the moist earth for a rare salamander. This is the part of being a wildlife biologist that drew her to the field: exploring...
Endangered Species Act
Service Releases Five-Year Status Review for Marbled Murrelet
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a five-year status review for the marbled murrelet, a threatened species of seabird.
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About Us

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

The Service's Sacramento Fish and Wildlife office focuses on plant and wildlife conservation in 38 counties across the state of California. Stretching the length of the Central and San Joaquin Valleys, and from the Sonoma and Central Coasts to the Sierra Nevada, our jurisdiction covers more than 57,700 square miles. From tiny fairy shrimp living in vernal pools to furry foxes living in the desert, our office monitors the status of more than 100 listed species. 

Species living in California face many complex conservation issues. That’s why we put collaboration at the forefront of our strategy to find balance between the needs of people and wildlife.  Our staff uses the best available science and meets with a variety of partners, including landowners, Tribes, government agencies and community groups, to ensure all voices are included in our decision-making process. By working together, we can find solutions that support land use needs and important habitat and species conservation.

What We Do

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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a critical safety net for America’s at-risk native fish, wildlife and plants. The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office was established to implement that safety net throughout much of California. With species conservation as our ultimate goal, we work with a wide variety of partners to guide research, develop conservation actions, restore habitat and recover species. We use the best available science in our decision making, foster relationships that result in tangible conservation outcomes and develop a workforce of conservation leaders.

Our office works on a variety of projects in partnership with federal and state agencies, Tribes, local governments and private landowners. Together, our work results in conservation gains that support the recovery of listed and at-risk species.

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Conservation and Management:

The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office:

  • Develops listing decisions, recovery plans and critical habitat
  • Supports partners with implementing recovery actions
  • Reviews applications for scientific research permits
 
 
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Services:

The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office:

  • Provides Section 7 Section 7
    Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

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  • Supports the development and permitting of habitat conservation plans
  • Coordinates with military partners under Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and Sikes Act
  • Assists with the development of conservation banks
  • Responds to oil spills and performs work under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process

Our Organization

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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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Our Species

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The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office monitors the status of more than 100 listed species, including furry mammals like the southern Sierra Nevada fisher, water-loving amphibians like the California red-legged frog, slithering reptiles like the giant garter snake, graceful insects like the Mission blue butterfly and colorful plants like Bakersfield cactus. A full list of the species we monitor can be found on our Species page. 

Get Involved

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As an office with a large work area, we maximize efforts to collect data on listed and at-risk species by funding research and coordinating on-the-ground conservation efforts with partners. These partners and efforts are critical extensions of our monitoring and field work, and the information collected is essential for our decision-making processes.  

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