Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in 1994, becoming the 505th refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS). The Refuge boundary encompasses about 17,640 acres; this includes a core Refuge area of about 9,000 acres and a 9,000 acre "Cooperative Wildlife Management Area" where the Service first seeks to enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with landowners or purchase conservation easements.. The Service actively manages about 6,200 acres. The Refuge is located in the Beach-Stone Lakes Basin within the Sacramento Valley in southwestern Sacramento County; it lies about ten miles south of the city of Sacramento, straddling Interstate-5 from the town of Freeport south to Lost Slough.

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 primary role of the Medicine Lake NWR Complex is to conserve its diverse wetlands and grasslands as a "refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife." This draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) will guide management of these lands for the next 15 years.

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.