← Back to Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge

Drone Rules for Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge

Fallon, Nevada (NV) • United States
Stillwater Rd, Fallon, NV 89406, USA
Lat: 39.5193 • Lng: -118.519

Rules Edit History: Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge

Showing changes between revisions.
Mapped shape change
Old outline is gray. New outline is blue.
May 29, 2026 5:23 AM Approved • Added USFWS drone ban for Stillwater NWR with Great Basin waterbird context.
Author: be5f5cb8-9839-4827-98b3-c519aa546acc (1118)
Moderation feedback
Approved Confidence: 0.99
Your proposed edit to prohibit drone flights at Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge has been approved. The updated rule now accurately reflects the prohibition of drone operations at the refuge, aligning with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service regulations and the site's status as a protected area.
Sources
Changed fields
Mapped shape change
Click to load this change into the shared map viewer here.
Field Before After
Flight status Unknown NoFly
Summary — Drones are prohibited at Stillwater NWR per USFWS regulations. Great Basin waterbird migration is protected.
Mapped shapes — b68f6701-9b90-42a2-a339-eee32c9919a8
Before
After
## Drone Rules - Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge

**Drone use is prohibited** at Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within refuge boundaries
- Research use requires a Special Use Permit
- A critical Great Basin wetland; over 280 bird species have been recorded including white pelicans and tundra swans

### Source
- FWS Refuge Regulations: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/stillwater
Show inline change markers 
+ ## Drone Rules - Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** at Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within refuge boundaries
+ - Research use requires a Special Use Permit
+ - A critical Great Basin wetland; over 280 bird species have been recorded including white pelicans and tundra swans
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - FWS Refuge Regulations: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/stillwater
+