Comprehensive Conservation Planning (CCP) Process
Credit: USFWS
The Service is pleased to announce that it is restarting the CCP process for Archie Carr NWR. The Service will evaluate the issues raised to date by the public and the governmental partners, as well as the issues raised to date internally to develop a reasonable range of alternatives. The alternatives will then be evaluated for selection of the proposed alternative to be implemented in the CCP. A new timeline will be developed and posted for this planning process.
| Oct 1, 2006-Sept 30, 2007 | Develop and Analyze Alternatives; Develop Draft CCP & EA | |
| Oct 1, 2007-Sept 30, 2008 | Request Public Review & Comment; Develop Final CCP |
If you are interested in getting more information throughout this planning process, please sign up for the mailing list: Mailing List.
Please direct all questions to Paul Tritaik, Refuge Manager, at 772.562.3909 x275 and/or ArchieCarr@fws.gov or to Cheri Ehrhardt, Natural Resource Planner, at 321.861.2368 and/or ArchieCarrCCP@fws.gov.
Highlights
The list of issues, concerns, and comments is long and varied. A few of the highlights are listed.
Issues Addressing Archie Carr NWR
- Control/remove exotics
- Restore native plants
- Emphasize public education
- Increase staffing and funding
- Address the negative impacts to the Indian River Lagoon from storm water and reverse osmosis
- Include biological research as a compatible use
- Decrease negative impacts of boats and jet skis
- Install only small parking areas
- Decrease danger of monofilament fishing line to wildlife
- Address the adverse impacts of Sebastian Inlet on the refuge
- Increase land acquisition
- Decrease the raccoon predation of sea turtle nests
- Decrease beach armoring
- Address the impacts of beach renourishment
- Address beach access issues
