Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge


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Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment


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This Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was prepared to guide management actions and direction for the refuge. Fish and wildlife conservation will receive first priority in refuge management; wildlife-dependent recreation will be allowed and encouraged as long as it is compatible with, and does not detract from, the mission of the refuge or the purposes for which it was established. A planning team developed a range of alternatives that best met the goals and objectives of the refuge and that could be implemented within the 15-year planning period.




White River National Wildlife Refuge


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This Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for White River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was prepared to guide management actions and direction for the refuge. Fish and wildlife conservation will receive first priority in refuge management; wildlife-dependent recreation will be allowed and encouraged as long as it is compatible with, and does not detract from, the mission of the refuge or the purposes for which it was established.




Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge


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The Refuge's draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (draft CCP/EA) sets forth management guidance for a period of 15 years. This CCP identifies and describes the purposes of the refuge; the fish, wildlife, and plant populations, their habitats, and the archaeological and cultural values found on the refuge; significant problems that may adversely affect wildlife populations and habitats and ways to correct or mitigate those problems; areas suitable for administrative sites or visitor facilities and opportunities for fish and wildlife-dependent recreation.




Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge


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This is a summary of the draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a comprehensive conservation plan by 2012 for each national wildlife refuge.




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 Environmental Assessment and Interim Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Establishment of the Lost Mound National Wildlife Refuge


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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and U.S. Army (Army) have negotiated a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) under which much of the former Savanna Army Depot (Depot) in Northwestern Illinois will become Lost Mound National Wildlife Refuge (Lost Mound Refuge). The area is notable for its immense grasslands (4000 acres) and bottomland forest (5000 acres) habitats. Lost Mound Refuge supports endangered Higginsii Pearly Mussel (Lampsilis higginsii) and the threatened Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The Service has negotiated a Cooperative Agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for joint management of the area.




Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment


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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.