Our Great Parks
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Park Type: National Wildlife Refuge
The Park is located in: CA
Address:
1624 Hood-Franklin Road
Elk Grove, CA 95757
Phone: 916-775-4421
Park Details:
The Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, located south of Sacramento, California, lies within the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta, the destination of thousands of migrating waterfowl, shorebirds, and other water birds. The refuge was established in 1994 and is one of the few urban refuges that have the potential to attract and educate thousands of visitors in a region that is becoming the new Silicon Valley of California.
These habitats support large populations of migratory water birds, a major rookery for several colonial nesting species such as great blue herons, and a warm water fishery. Several endangered, threatened, and special-status species benefit from these habitats: the valley elderberry longhorn beetle, Swainson's hawk, and greater sandhill crane.
http://stonelakes.fws.gov
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