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Plans in Progress & Completed Plans

The following plans are in various stages of preparation, from early pre-planning to nearly complete. The list includes the name of the National Wildlife Refuge, location reference, type of plan being prepared, general plan status, name of planning team leader, and planner's contact information including a clickable email link. The plans are arranged geographically by the four states of the Southwest Region: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Arizona

Arizona Fire District Management Plan and Environmental Assessment Scoping Document -- The US Fish and Wildlife Service requires that every area with burnable vegetation have an approved Fire Management Plan (FMP) that describes actions to prepare for and respond to a wildfire (fire suppression), to plan and conduct prescribed fires, and to complete other fire management business. There is a 37 day comment period closing January 9, 2015. Send comments to R2fireplanning@fws.gov or by mail to: Arizona Fire District FM/EA, c/o Buenos Aries NWR, P.O. Box 109, Sasabe, AZ 85633.

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.  Contact Jeannie Wagner-Greven, email: jeannie_wagnergreven@fws.gov phone 505-248-6667.

Planning Update Number 1 (June 2012) (.pdf, 745kb)

New Mexico

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.

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Roswell -- Rio Hondo Restoration EA draft is available. Comment period ends April 5, 2014. To submit your comments call 575-622-6755 or email floyd_truetken@fws.gov

Oklahoma

Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Vian -- Comprehensive Conservation Plan is underway with draft plan in development. Contact Planning Team Leader: Jose Viramontes, email: jose_viramontes@fws.gov, phone: 505-248-6473.

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Texas

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. 

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Completed Plans

Comprehensive Conservation Plans (CCP)

Comprehensive Management Plans (CMP)*

  • Havasu CMP
  • Bill Williams River CMP
  • Cibola CMP
  • Imperial CMP
  • Kofa CMP and Wilderness Stewardship Plan
  • San Bernardino CMP
  • Leslie Canyon CMP
  • Lower Rio Grande Valley CMP
  • Santa Ana CMP

Land Protection Plans

*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.

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Last updated: June 8, 2015