Features
Docent Guided Walks
Get a behind the scenes tour with one of our docent guided walks...
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Waterfowl Season 2016-17
Stone Lakes NWR is accepting reservations for waterfowl hunting season. See the rules here...
Waterfowl Hunting Rules and Reservations
Refuge Gallery
Browse some great photos to see what life is like on the refuge...
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In the Spotlight
A nationwide Citizen Science project monitoring plants, lend a hand by becoming a BudBurst buddy today while enjoying Blue Heron Trails!
Project BudBurstAbout the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Refuge Updates
...on a docent guided walk! Learn about our distant fall and winter migratory visitors, such as Sandhill cranes and colorful waterfowl along seasonal wetlands.
Wildlife Observation Guided Walks
The refuge is not equipped to take in or care for injured or orphaned animals. Please contact the Wildlife Care Association at 916-965-WILD(9453). Thanks for caring about Sacramento's wildlife!
Wildlife Care Association
Several health advisories are in effect for the human consumption of fish from the Delta due to mercury or other toxic chemicals. Play it safe and learn the eating guidelines...
Fish Advisories
Sacramento region's newest nature area, open daily.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., Sandhill cranes wading in a wetland / Photo: Paul Boyte
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2016