This is a summary of the draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a comprehensive conservation plan by 2012 for each national wildlife refuge.

The following summary provides a brief overview of this draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, including (1) a general description; (2) purposes of the refuge; (3) vision and goals; (4) alternatives considered, including the proposed action; and (5) the decision to be made regarding the proposed comprehensive conservation plan.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has developed this Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Lanier County, Georgia, to guide the refuge's management actions and direction over the next 15 years. Fish and wildlife conservation will receive first priority in refuge management, while wildlife-dependent recreation will be allowed and encouraged as long as it is compatible with, and does not detract from, the mission of the refuge or the purposes for which it was established.