Arizona:

Proposed Lower San Pedro River Collaborative Conservation Initiative Opens Scoping Process
The Southwest Region of the Service is considering establishment of a collaborative conservation initiative and new national wildlife refuge along the Lower San Pedro River in Cochise, Pima and Pinal Counties, Arizona.  The initiative would be entirely voluntary and have no regulatory components.   The San Pedro River is nationally recognized for its high values for migratory birds, biological diversity, and supporting a substantial part of the population for endangered southwestern willow flycatchers.  Scoping seeks to elicit issues that the Service will address in its planning documents.  

Comments will be accepted until October 12, 2012.  Learn More

Planning Update Number 1 (June 2012)

New Mexico:

View from Sevilleta NWR. Photo credit: USFWS

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Soccoro -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader: Monica Kimbrough, email: monica_kimbrough@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-6642.

Proposal for New National Wildlife Refuge & Conservation Area - Rio Mora -- Watrous, NM. The Land Protection Planning Process is underway for this proposal. The public comment period closed May 1, 2012. Contact Planning Team Leader Steve Kettler, email: steve_kettler@fws.gov, phone 505-248-7403.

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Read the Planning Update

Draft Land Protection Plan and Conceptual Management Plan

Draft Environmental Assessment

Oklahoma:

Oklahoma sunset. Photo credit: USFWS

Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge, Vian -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader: Sarah Catchot, email: sarah_catchot@.gov, phone: 505-248-7411

Ozark Plateau NWR Notice of Intent

Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge Planning Update #1 October 2009 (.pdf, file larger than 500K)

Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Vian -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader: Roxanne Turley, email: roxanne_turley@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-6636

Sequoyah NWR Notice of Intent

Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Indiahoma –Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader: Roxanne Turley, email: roxanne_turley@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-6636

Wichita Mountains Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment available for public comment August 1 - September 10, 2012. Submit comments to Planning Team Leader Roxanne Turley. Due to the size of the document, each chapter has been made downloadable.

Cover and Introduction

Table of Contents

Summary

Vision Statement

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - The Planning Process

Chapter 3 - Refuge Resources and Current Management

Chapter 4 - Management Direction

Chapter 5 - Plan Implementation and Monitoring

List of Preparers, Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations and Literature Cited

Appendix A - Key Legislation and USFWS Policies

Appendix B - Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Species Lists

Appendix C - Section 7 Biological Evaluation

Appendix D - Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Invasive Species

Appendix E - Wilderness Review

Appendix F - Draft Compatibility Determinations

Appendix G - Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Draft CCP Environmental Assessment

Appendix H - Monitoring Evaluation Table

Texas:

Snow geese. Photo credit: USFWS

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Eagle Lake

The Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan has been released.
Contact  Planning Team Leader: Monica Kimbrough, email: Monica_kimbrough@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-6642

Cover and Introduction

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Planning Process

Chapter 3: Refuge Resources and Current Management

Chapter 4: Management Direction

Chapter 5: Plan Implementation

Terminology

Appendix A: Key Leglislation and Policies

Appendix B: Environmental Assessment and FONSI

Appendix C: Species List

Appendix D: Compatability Determinations

Appendix E: Wilderness Review

Appendix F: Section 7 Consultation

Appendix G: CCP Evaluation Plan

Appendix H: Conservation Areas within the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Ecoregion

Appendix I: CCP Preparation and Planning Team

Appendix J: Response to Comments

Appendix K: References

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Umbarger -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader: Joseph Lujan, email: Joseph_Lujan@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-7458 

Buffalo Lake NWR Notice of Intent

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Planning Update #1November 2009 (.pdf, file larger than 500K)

Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge, Wood County -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader Carol Torrez, email: carol_torrez@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-6821. 

Little Sandy NWR Notice of Intent

Little Sandy NWR Planning Update #2 February 2010

Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge Planning Update #1 September 2009

Texas Mid Coast Refuge Complex (Big Boggy, Brazoria and San Bernard National Wildlife Refuges), Angleton – Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for complex is now available for public comment. Download files below. The comment period is open from August 15, 2012 through September 15, 2012. Direct comments to Planning Team Leader: Carol Torrez, email: carol_torrez, phone: 505-248-6821

Cover and Introduction

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Planning Process

Chapter 3: Refuge Resources and Current Management

Chapter 4: Management Direction

Chapter 5: Plan Implementation

Terminology

Appendix A: Key Legislation and Service Policy

Appendix B: Environmental Assessment

Appendix C: Compatibility Determinations

Appendix D: Ecoregion Table

Appendix E: Species List

Appendix F: Vegetative Alliances

Appendix G: Section 7 Consultation

Appendix H: Wilderness Review

Appendix I: Land Protection Plan

Appendix J: List of Preparers

Appendix K: References

 

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, Liberty -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is out for public review and comment.. Contact Planning Team Leader: Joseph Lujan, email: joseph_lujan@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-7458

Trinity River Notice of Intent

Trinity River NWR Planning Update #2 February 2010

Trinity River NWR Issue Workbook 2009 (.pdf, file larger than 500K)

*These plans were completed prior to passage of the Refuge Improvement Act of 1997, but meet all the Refuge Improvement Act requirements including National Environmental Policy Act compliance. They considered the ecological context of the refuge, and set goals, objectives and strategies. These plans are considered to fulfill requirements of the Act for CCPs. They will be the first plans to undergo revisions following the completion of all other stations.