Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment


Book Description

The Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) provides direction to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on management of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge. The CCP provides the framework for making decisions on conserving natural, and recreational resources, managing visitor use; developing facilities; and addressing day-to-day operations of the refuge. The CCP ensures that future opportunities are realized and problems addressed effectively.




Columbia National Wildlife Refuge


Book Description

The Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) will provide direction to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on management of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (CNWR) for the next 15 years. The CCP will provide the framework for making decisions on conserving natural, cultural, and recreational resources; managing visitor use; developing facilities; and addressing day-to-day operations of CNWR. The CCP will ensure that future opportunities are realized and problems addressed effectively.




McNary and Umatilla National Wildlife Refuges


Book Description

When first encountered by Lewis and Clark and early settlers, yet Columbia River of the Pacific Northwest was enormous, wild, and seemingly uncontrollable. Yet for all its enormous flows, the river was nearly unusable in its native state as a source of irrigation water. Early settlers found that agriculture was nearly impossible in most of the hot, arid and Columbia Plateau.







McNary and Umatilla National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment


Book Description

When first encountered by Lewis and Clark and early settlers, the Columbia River of the Pacific Northwest was enormous, wild, and seemingly uncontrollable. Yet for all its enormous flows, the river was nearly unusable in its native state as a source of irrigation water. Early settlers found that agriculture was nearly impossible in most of the hot, arid Columbia Plateau (Dietrich 1995).







Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex


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The primary role of the Medicine Lake NWR Complex is to conserve its diverse wetlands and grasslands as a "refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife." This draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) will guide management of these lands for the next 15 years.




Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment


Book Description

The purpose of the Draft CCP/EA is to develop a proposed action that best achieves the refuge purpose; attains the vision and goals developed for the refuge; contributes to National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System) mission; addresses key problems, issues and relevant mandates; and is consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management.