Sandhill cranes at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

The Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is south of Sacramento in the northern reaches of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and partners have been working to restore historic wetland communities and enhance existing habitats in the 6,000-acre complex of wetland, riparian and grassland. Image taken from USFWS Pacific Southwest Region Flickr page. habitats. Stone Lakes NWR provides wintering and migrating habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds and Sandhill cranes each year, as well as breeding habitat for wood ducks, mallards and cinnamon teal.