About Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge:
As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, Blackwater
National
Wildlife Refuge acts under the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve, protect, and manage
wildlife
and habitat for future generations. The goals of Blackwater
National Wildlife
Refuge are:
1) To provide stable or increasing populations of
endangered species
and protection of their habitats to promote species recovery.
2) To provide necessary habitat to support healthy
populations of waterfowl
numbers sufficient to meet the objectives of the North American
Waterfowl
Management plan, the Management Plan for Canada Geese in Maryland, and
the Chesapeake Bay Waterfowl Policy and Management Plan.
3) To provide necessary habitat to maintain and
restore healthy populations
of migratory birds other than waterfowl.
4) Maintain a healthy and diverse ecosystem with a
full range of natural
processes, natural community types, and the full spectrum of native
plants
and animals to pass on to future generations of Americans.
5) To provide healthy and sustainable populations of
inter-jurisdictional
and anadromous fish.
6) Assure that the best examples of unique wildlands
(i.e., RAMSAR sites,
Natural Heritage Areas, and Important Bird Areas) are identified,
managed,
and protected to assure their unique natural character.
7) Manage healthy and sustainable populations of
resident fish and wildlife
at levels that do not negatively impact refuge habitat, trust
resources,
or the public.
8) Foster public understanding and appreciation of the
value of, and
need for, fish and wildlife management through wildlife interpretation
and environmental education.
9) To provide compatible wildlife and wild lands
recreation focusing
on hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, and photography.
10) To foster cooperative actions and partnerships
with local communities,
agencies, and organizations to promote and further refuge goals.
Science at Blackwater:
To learn more about the scientific programs at Blackwater
National Wildlife Refuge, read our PDF collection of abstracts from the
Chesapeake Marshlands NWR Complex
3rd Annual Science Meeting
March 8, 2006
