Refuge Planning
Stone Lakes NWR Missions & Goals
How Land May be Protected
Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP)

Open for Public Review: Final Document; Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP)

• Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) - 18.9 MB pdf

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to provide the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge for your review. This plan describes the selected alternative for managing Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. We encourage you to review the final CCP for changes that have occurred since the draft CCP was distributed in the fall of 2006.

Due to the large document size above, below is a sectioned out list of the final CCP for easier download and review:

• CCP Final - main body (2.8 MB - pdf)
• App A - Compatibility Determinations (538 KB - pdf)
• App B - NEPA Documents (3.37 MB - pdf)
• App C - Wildlife List (77.8 KB - pdf)
• App D - Fish List (52.1 KB - pdf)
• App E - Wilderness Review (37.7 KB - pdf)
• App F - ESA Section 7 Consultation (460 KB - pdf)
• App G - Response to Public Comments (10.8 MB - pdf)
• App H - Plant List (79.4 KB - pdf)
• App I - Glossary (64 KB - pdf)
• App J - Public Involvement Summary (110 KB - pdf)
• App K - Preparer List (36 KB - pdf)
• App L - Mosquito IPM Plan (1 MB - pdf)

Additionally, printed copies of the final CCP may be found at the following local libraries for public review:

• Sacramento Central Library
• Arden-Dimick Library
• Belle Cooledge Library
• Elk Grove Library
• Clarksburg Yolo County Library
• Colonial Heights Library
• Courtland Neighborhood Library
• Galt Branch Library (Marian O. Lawrence Library)

For additional requests, please contact the USFWS CA/NV Refuge Planning Office at:

CA/NV Refuge Planning Office
2800 Cottage Way, W-1832
Sacramento, CA 95825-1846
Phone: (916) 414-6503

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Past Related Documents:

• Draft Stone Lakes NWR CCP (pdf - 6.6MB)
  

Stone Lakes NWR; CCP Updates (pdf):

• Stone Lakes Update I - Summer 2002 (pdf)
• Stone Lakes Update II - Summer 2002 (pdf)
• Stone Lakes Update III - Summer 2006 (pdf)
• Stone Lakes Update IV - Summer 2007 (pdf)
  
  

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When Congress passed the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, it incorporated an underlying philosophy that "wildlife comes first" on refuges.

The act provides the FWS with guidance for managing refuges to ensure the long-term conservation of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. Three important principles of the act are to maintain biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of the refuge and facilitate compatible wildlife-dependent recreation.

Every refuge is to have a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) completed by 2012. The CCP will outline refuge goals, objectives, and management strategies. It is a flexible, "living" document that will be updated every 15 years.

The CCP:

• Ensures that management of the refuge reflects the purposes of the refuge and the mission, policies, and goals of the National Wildlife Refuge System;
• Provides the public with an understanding of the reasons for management actions on the refuge;
• Provides a vision statement for the refuge;
• Ensures the compatibility of current and future uses of the refuge with its purposes;
• Provides long-term continuity in refuge management; and
• Provides budget justification for operation and maintenance and facility development requests.

The CCP will provide broad management direction and guidance for the refuge, contingent upon future funding and resources. The accompanying environmental document, required by the National Environmental Policy Act, will describe the alternatives considered and their environmental effects.