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On
October 9, 1997, the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 was signed into law .
Among other things, it requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to write comprehensive conservation plans for all of the
refuges in the System by 2012. CCP's are intended to describe future
conditions of a refuge and provide
long-range guidance and management direction to achieve the purposes of the
refuge, refuge policy requirements, and the mission of the System. The Improvement
Act also designates six priority, wildlife-dependent uses that
are to receive our enhanced consideration in planning public recreation on
refuges: hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and
environmental education and interpretation.
We
in the Division of Conservation Planning and Policy are primarily responsible for developing comprehensive
conservation plans for the national wildlife refuges in 13 northeastern
states (download our 1-page printable map).
We are also responsible for facilitating the process that invites the public,
our conservation partners, and other agencies to participate in developing
those plans under the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Our
division also provides technical guidance on when and how to apply
established policy for a wide variety of activities
conducted on refuges.
Last Updated: Fri, August 10, 2007 15:00 |
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