ACTING DIVISION CHIEF
Toni Griffin
303 / 236 4378
toni_griffin@fws.gov
CARTOGRAPHER
Linda Moeder
303 / 236 4384
linda_moeder@fws.gov
PLANNING TEAM LEADER
(fish and wildlife biologist)
Bernardo Garza
303 / 236 4377
bernardo_garza@fws.gov
PLANNING TEAM LEADER
(landscape architect)
Toni Griffin
303 / 236 4378
toni_griffin@fws.gov
PLANNING TEAM LEADER
(refuge specialist)
Laura King
406 / 644 2211 extension 210
Moiese, Montana
laura_king@fws.gov
PLANNING TEAM LEADER
(outdoor recreation planner)
Laurie Shannon
303 / 236 4317
laurie_shannon@fws.gov
WRITER–EDITOR and WEB MANAGER
Deb Parker
303 / 236 4315
deb_parker@fws.gov
WRITER–EDITOR
Mitch Werner
303 / 236 4209
mitchell_werner@fws.gov
Comprehensive conservation planning program | GIS and mapping program | Land protection planning program |
Organization | Planning services | Writing, editing, and publishing program
The Division of Refuge Planning is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System within the Mountain–Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Service, a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, has divided the United States into eight geographic regions. Region 6 is the Mountain–Prairie Region and covers Service programs in eight States: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The Division of Refuge Planning is in the regional headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a Service program and is the only network of Federal lands devoted specifically to wildlife conservation. Refuge System lands in the Mountain–Prairie Region cover more than 5 million acres within 125 national wildlife refuges and 24 wetland management districts. |
Mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mission of the Refuge System |
We do conservation planning for Service lands within the Mountain–Prairie Region. To carry out the full complement of planning, we have four programs: (1) comprehensive conservation planning; (2) land protection planning; (3) writing, editing, and publishing; and (4) Geographic Information System and mapping. |
Mission of the Division of Refuge Planning |
Managers of national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts use comprehensive conservation plans to carry out their land management responsibilities. Division staff members prepare these plans by working with the refuge and district staffs and our conservation partners. We guide the planning process: collect current information, use cutting-edge technology to analyze data, involve the public and others, and present alternative solutions to Service decisionmakers. We prepare the documentation for the environmental analysis and the planning process for each plan. Find out more about comprehensive conservation planning in Planning Overview. |
Mission for comprehensive conservation planning Plans for the Mountain–Prairie Region |
We use land protection plans to analyze and make recommendations about (1) expansion of existing refuge and district lands, (2) establishment of new refuges and district lands, and (3) strategies for landscape protection. Division staff members prepare these plans by working with Service staffs and our conservation partners. We guide the planning process: collect current information, use cutting-edge technology to analyze data, involve the public and others, and present alternative solutions to Service decisionmakers. We prepare the documentation for the environmental analysis and the planning process for each plan. Find out more about land protection planning in Planning Overview. |
Mission for land protection planning Plans for the Mountain–Prairie Region |
A professional writer–editor writes parts of our planning documents and thoroughly edits these documents. We use the Style Manual of the United States Government Printing Office. We also refer to up-to-date references including general and scientific dictionaries, usage guides, and style manuals. We prepare graphics and layout for all planning documents. In partnership with the Government Printing Office, we print and distribute plans and other documents. |
Our writer–editor manages this Web site and prepares planning documents for Web site publication. Mission for writing, editing, and publishing |
We use GIS to analyze complex scientific information, for example, the locations of habitat types and the relationships between them as they occur on a refuge and the surrounding lands. These analyses are important to planning efforts. Service decisionmakers look closely at this information. We develop, distribute, and archive the map products for comprehensive conservation plans, land protection plans, and realty projects. |
Mission for GIS mapping |