Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area

c/o Sacramento NWR Complex
752 County Road 99W
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-2801

No Public Use: The public is not permitted in this area as the service did not acquire public use rights. This area was established primarily to protect wintering areas for waterfowl.

Special Note: The Butte Sink was established in 1980 as a wildlife sanctuary to protect wetlands for wintering waterfowl. Only a very small tract at Butte Sink is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The service has acquired easements to protect habitat. Under easements the private landowners perpetually maintain the wetland marshes and habitat. The proposed project site is 11,000 acres. The current size of this management area is 7,733 acres. This refuge is comprised of 733 acres.