U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Division of Refuge Planning
Mountain-Prairie Region

Comprehensive conservation plan schedule


Comprehensive conservation plans (CCPs) completed

CCPs completed since passage of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Federal fiscal year each plan was completed is in parentheses)

  • (FY 13) Benton Lake National Wildlilfe Refuge Complex, Montana: Benton Lake and Swan River National Wildlife Refuges; Benton Lake Wetland Management District; and Blackfoot Valley, Rocky Mountain Front, and Swan Valley Conservation Areas
  • (FY 13) Lake Andes National Wildlilfe Refuge Complex, South Dakota: Karl E. Mundt and Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuges and Lake Andes Wetland Management District
  • (FY 12) Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
  • (FY 12) Huron, Madison, and Sand Lake Wetland Management Districts, South Dakota
  • (FY 12) Charles M. Russell and UL Bend National Wildlife Refuges, Montana
  • (FY 11) Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Montana: Bowdoin, Black Coulee, Creedman Coulee, Hewitt Lake, and Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuges and Bowdoin Wetland Management District
  • (FY 09) Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
  • (FY 08) North Dakota National Wildlife Refuges: Audubon, Chase Lake, Kellys Slough, Lake Alice, Lake Ilo, Lake Nettie, Lake Zahl, McLean, Shell Lake, Stewart Lake, Stump Lake, and White Lake
  • (FY 08) North Dakota wetland management districts: Arrowwood, Audubon, Chase Lake, Crosby, Devils Lake, J. Clark Salyer, Kulm, Lostwood, and Valley City
  • (FY 08) Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming
  • (FY 08) Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, North Dakota
  • (FY 07) Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Wyoming: Bamforth, Hutton Lake, and Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuges
  • (FY 07) Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
  • (FY 07) Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
  • (FY 07) Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
  • (FY 07) J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
  • (FY 07) Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
  • (FY 07) Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Montana: Medicine Lake and Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuges, and Northeast Montana Wetland Management District
  • (FY 07) Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District, Nebraska
  • (FY 07) Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
  • (FY 06) Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge and Lacreek Wetland Management District, South Dakota
  • (FY 06) Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex, North Dakota: Florence Lake, Long Lake, and Slade Lake National Wildlife Refuges, and Long Lake Wetland Management District
  • (FY 06) North Dakota limited-interest national wildlife refuges: Appert Lake, Ardoch, Bone Hill, Brumba, Buffalo Lake, Camp Lake, Canfield Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Dakota Lake, Half-Way Lake, Hiddenwood, Hobart Lake, Hutchinson Lake, Johnson Lake, Lake George, Lake Otis, Lake Patricia, Lambs Lake, Little Goose, Lords Lake, Lost Lake, Maple River, Pleasant Lake, Pretty Rock, Rabb Lake, Rock Lake, Rose Lake, School Section Lake, Sheyenne Lake, Sibley Lake, Silver Lake, Snyder Lake, Springwater, Stoney Slough, Sunburst Lake, Tomahawk, Willow Lake, Wintering River, and Wood Lake
  • (FY 05) Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
  • (FY 05) Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
  • (FY 05) Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
  • (FY 04) Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
  • (FY 04) Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Utah
  • (FY 03) Alamosa and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges, Colorado
  • (FY 02) Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
  • (FY 02) Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming
  • (FY 02) Waubay National Wildlife Refuge and Waubay Wetland Management District, South Dakota
  • (FY 01) North Platte National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
  • (FY 00) Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
  • (FY 00) Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Utah
  • (FY 00) Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex, North Dakota: Storm Lake, Tewaukon, and Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuges, and Tewaukon Wetland Management District
  • (FY 99) Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
  • (FY 99) Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
  • (FY 99) Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
  • (FY 99) Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
  • (FY 98) Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
  • (FY 97) Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah
  • (FY 97) Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
  • (FY 96) Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado

CCPs in progress

(Federal fiscal year each plan was started is in parentheses)

  • (FY13) Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
  • (FY13) Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
  • (FY 11) San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Colorado: Alamosa, Baca, and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges
  • (FY 10) National Elk Refuge, Wyoming
  • (FY 10) Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
  • (FY 09) Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming

CCPs scheduled to begin

Yet to be scheduled

  • Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah
  • Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District Complex, Montana: Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District; Hailstone, Halfbreed Lake, Lake Mason, and War Horse National Wildlife Refuges
  • Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska (revision)
  • John W. and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
  • National Bison Range Complex, Montana: National Bison Range, Nine Pipe and Pablo National Wildlife Refuges, Northwest Montana Wetland Management District, and Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge
  • Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska (revision)

Fiscal year 2014

  • (to be determined)

Fiscal year 2015

  • (to be determined)

Fiscal year 2016

  • (to be determined)