Department of Fish and Game

Lands Inventory Fact Sheet

Last updated January 17, 2012

Classification1 Number of Properties Total Acreage
Wildlife Areas 110 710,812
Ecological Reserves 130 212,256
Undesignated Lands 276 181,497
Public Access 158 4,909
Fish Hatcheries 20 855
Miscellaneous Lands 40 281
Marine Reserve 11 38,348
Total 745 1,148,958

Acreage administered by the Department of Fish & Game.
Primary Management Purpose2 Owned in Fee Title Administered through MOUs, Leases, Easements, Management Agreements Total Acreage3
Bighorn Sheep Habitat 32,108 235,220 267,329
Coastal Wetland Habitat 56,360 24,780 81,140
Deer Habitat 139,615 35,391 175,006
DFG Facilities 384 747 1,131
Fisheries Habitat 1,753 553 2,306
Grasslands/Uplands Habitat 20,253 11,777 32,030
Interior Wetland Habitat 125,275 35,341 160,616
Marine Habitat 0 39,192 39,192
Property Rights Only 1 0 1
Public Access 9,460 4,182 13,642
Riparian Habitat 44,608 22,232 66,839
Special Habitats 55,658 43,877 99,535
T&E Species Habitat 168,088 42,101 210,189
Total3 653,564 495,394 1,148,958

Notes:

  • 1Undesignated Lands classification includes conservation easements totaling 134,800 acres.
  • 2This is an overview of DFG-managed or owned lands, not a detailed report. Many properties have multiple management objectives;only the primary purpose is listed here.
  • 3Discrepancies in total acreage between tables and columns are due to rounding of numbers.

For information regarding lands factsheet only, contact Ms. Sharon Taylor with the Lands Program at (916) 323-7194.

For information regarding Wildlife and Hunting, call (916) 445-3406.