Nevada population: 2.5 million •(2.3 million urban residents, 200,000 rural.)

As of 2004, 45.3 percent of •California was land in federal ownership; 84.5 percent of Nevada was in federal ownership.

Regionwide, more than 8.1 •million adults fished, hunted, or watched wildlife in 2006.

Key Habitats and EcosystemsThe highly diverse California and Nevada landscape includes ecosystem types ranging from desert to temperate rainforest, from largely pristine to intensively managed, and stretching from coastline to mountain ridges.

Regional Budget

Conservation Successes and ChallengesConservation Success – South Bay Restoration ProjectIn 2003, Cargill, Inc., sold 25 square miles of industrial salt ponds on San Francisco Bay to federal and state agencies, initiating the largest-ever west coast wetland restoration project. Today, the South Bay Restoration Project (9,600 acres on Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR) is creating a vital network of tidal marshes and ponds for wildlife and recreational use. Bird populations are already on the rise.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

California and Nevada Region (8)Overview

The Service established Region 8, formerly the California and Nevada Operations Office, in 1998 in recognition of the unique natural resource challenges facing California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin. Many of these challenges evolve from the inherently rich biodiversity of this area, coupled with many of the fastest growing communities in the nation. Region 8 is headquartered in Sacramento, California.

Resource Facts and Figures46 National Wildlife Refuges •encompassing some 2.8 million acres (470,0773 acres in California, 2,351,923 acres in Nevada and 23, 822 acres in Oregon’s Klamath Basin).

3 National Fish Hatcheries and •1 Fish Health Center.

In 2006, more than 1.8 million •people visited National Wildlife Refuges in California, spending more than $31 million on activities ranging from observing wildlife and birding to hunting and fishing.

346 federally listed species occur •in Region 8. (309 in California, 37 in Nevada). The region has lead management responsibility for 292 of these species.

19 large-scale Habitat •Conservation Plans completed, 18 more in development.

13 completed Comprehensive •Conservation Plans

The Region has 840 FTEs•

Regional Demographics57 Congressional Districts •Represented: California: 53, Nevada 3, Oregon 1.

California population: 36.5 •million ( 35.7 million urban residents, 800,000 rural.)

Conservation challenge – WaterWater is a critical factor for wildlife in the region. The availability and distribution of water has changed over time due to natural processes and as a result of human actions. Water rights must be obtained, longer term contracts entered, or water purchased annually. The Service must compete for water with growing metropolitan areas and agricultural producers.

Current water issues include the Klamath Basin, Central Valley refuges, Nevada groundwater, San Francisco Bay-Delta.

Ren LohoefenerRegional Directorhttp://www.fws.gov/cno/

November 2008

USFWS

Region 8 Funding - FY2008Total = $342.7 M

No-Year($42.5 M)

Grants($130.1 M)

Reimbursables($80.2 M)

ResourceManagement

($89.8 M)

PRODUCED IN THE DIVISION OF REALTYWASHINGTON, DCLAND STATUS CURRENT TO: 9/30/2008MAP DATE: 10/31/2008BASEMAP: USGS NATIONAL ATLASMERIDIAN: N/AFILE:

Region 8California, Nevada (excluding Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge), Oregon (Klamath River watershed only)

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Sacramento

PyramidLake

Lake Tahoe

SaltonSea

LakeMead

ShastaLake

MonoLake

HoneyLake

Klamath Marsh

Sonny Bono Salton Sea

Ruby Lake

Desert

Stillwater

San Joaquin River

Sheldon

Havasu

Klamath Marsh

Ruby Lake

Stillwater

Don Edwards-San Francisco Bay

Sheldon

Imperial

Grasslands WMAGrasslands WMA

TuleLake

Clear Lake

Lower Klamath

Coachella ValleySeal Beach

San Diego BaySan DiegoTijuana Slough

Pixley

Ellicott SloughSalinas River

Sutter

DelevanColusa

Humboldt Bay

Castle Rock

Modoc

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

Bear Valley

Upper Klamath

Fallon

Kern

Stone LakesSan Pablo Bay

Sacramento

Cibola

Sacramento River

Blue Ridge

Butte Sink WMA

Farallon

Hopper Mountain

Marin Islands

Anaho Island

Bitter Creek

Modoc

Merced

Upper Klamath

Fallon

San Luis

Sacramento River

Ash Meadows

Antioch Dunes

Butte Sink WMA

Willow Creek-Lurline WMA

Moapa Valley

Anaho Island

North Central Valley WMA

Stillwater

Pahranagat

Carson City

Sacramento

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jose

Las Vegas

Bakersfield

Fresno

Oakland

San Bernardino

Reno

Yuma

NEVADA

CALIFORNIA

Pt Arguello

Cape Mendocino

OREGON

P A C I F I C O C E A N

M E X I C O

Livingston Stone NFH

Coleman NFH

Lahontan

Yreka FWCO

Arcata FWCO

Red Bluff FWCO

Stockton FWCO

Reno FWCO

Sacramento FWCO

California/Nevada FHC

Ventura

Torrance

Carlsbad