• About Us

• Contact Us

• What's New

Midway Visitor Services Plan

Interim Visitor Services Plan Approved

The Interim Visitor Services Plan for Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway Memorial, and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument’s Midway Atoll Special Management Area was approved on May 23, 2007. It provides for a small visitor program, probably beginning in 2008.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is now working with a variety of entities who have expressed interest in bringing guided groups to Midway Atoll. If you are interested in sponsoring a group visit to Midway, please contact us at midway@fws.gov. We will also offer opportunities for individuals to come independent of guided tours in 2008. As our schedule of visitor opportunities is developed, we will post it on our website.

The approved plan and its appendices may be downloaded via the links below. We are now turning our attention to plan implementation, including hiring additional staff to support the visitor program. Thank you for your continued patience as we work to make Midway Atoll more available for visitation!

Visitor Program Market Analysis and Feasibility Study (pdf 1.8 MB)

Interim Visitor Services Plan (pdf 2.5 MB)

Appendix A - Glossary of Terms (pdf 28K)

Appendix B - Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Program Market Analysis and Feasibility Study, Conclusions and Recommendations (pdf 26K)

Appendix C - Presidential Proclamation 8031(pdf 12.18M)

Appendix D - Programmatic Agreement Among the Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (pdf2.90M)

Appendix E - Midway Atoll Cruise Ship Requirements (81K)

Appendix F - Appropriateness Findings and Compatibility Determinations (pdf 3.67M)

Appendix G - Environmental Assessment for the Interim Visitor Services Plan (pdf 612K)

Appendix H - ESA Section 7 Consultations (pdf1.16M)

Appendix I - Disease and Introduced Species Prevention Protocol for Permitted Activities in the Marine Environment, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (pdf 56K)

Appendix J - Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Midway Atoll Registration and Recreation Permit Application/Reporting Form (pdf 131K)

Appendix K - List of Preparers and Reviewers (pdf 62K)

Appendix L - Summary of Public Comment and FWS Responses (pdf 232K)

Appendix M - Finding of No Significant Impact (pdf 419K)

Monitoring Plan for the Interim Visitor Services Program at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (pdf 771K)