Comprehensive Conservation Plan

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Current Status

The Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan / Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex are now available.

View the Record of Decision Here:

View the Final CCP/EIS Online Here:

Some files are large, please allow for file download time. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view).

Summary	Volume 1	Volume 2
Summary (2.2 MB)	Intro / Chapter 1 (1.77 MB)	Appendix A - E (243 KB)
	Chapter 2 (539 KB)	Appendix F (389 KB)
	Chapter 3 (3.78 MB)	Appendix G (2.57 MB)
	Chapter 4 (4.41 MB)	Appendix H (1.76 MB)
	Chapter 5 (792 KB)	Appendix I (149KB MB)
	Chapter 6 (528 KB)	Appendix J (35 KB)
		Appendix K (164 KB)
		Appendix L (1.8 MB)
		Appendix M (18 MB)

NOTE: The above files are segmented to facilitate faster online viewing. To download the complete high resolution volumes to your computer for offline viewing, right click (or apple C for Mac) on the following links and choose "save target as" to save the file to your computer.

Summary (2.2 MB)

Volume 1 (10.24 MB)

Volume 2 (21.15 MB)

Project Contact

Mark Pelz
Chief, Refuge Planning
Region 8
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2800 Cottage Way,  Room W-1832
Sacramento, CA 95825-1846
916-414-6500 (phone)
916-414-6497 (fax)
fw8plancomments@fws.gov

NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI)

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A Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Desert NWR Complex to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been printed in the Federal Register. You may view and/or download a copy of the NOI from this site. In order to view/download the file, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, free software which allows you to view and print the file.

DRAFT SCOPING REPORT

A draft copy of the scoping report is now available for viewing/downloading.
Draft Scoping Report (1 mb)

PLANNING UPDATES

Planning updates are now available for viewing/downloading. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/download the file. Click on links below. Updates will open in a new window.
Planning Update #1 (1.9mb)
Planning Update #2 (1.8mb)
Planning Update #3 (233kb)
Planning Update #4 (1.8mb)
Planning Update #5 (908kb)

Planning Update #6 (622kb)

View the Draft CCP/EIS Online Here:

Summary	Volume 1	Volume 2
Summary (1.5 MB)	Intro / Chapter 1 (2.41 MB)	Appendix A - E (818 KB)
	Chapter 2 (254 KB)	Appendix F (303 KB)
	Chapter 3 (4.93 MB)	Appendix G (2.6 MB)
	Chapter 4 (5.49 MB)	Appendix H (351 KB)
	Chapter 5 (673 KB)	Appendix I (6.19 MB)
	Chapter 6 (176 KB)	Appendix J-K (125 KB)
		Appendix L (2.2 MB)

NOTE: The above files are segmented to facilitate faster online viewing. To download the complete high resolution volumes to your computer for offline viewing, right click (or apple C for Mac) on the following links and choose "save target as" to save the file to your computer.

Summary (1.5 MB)

Volume 1 (12.9 MB)

Volume 2 (12.1 MB)

VISITOR FACILITIES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)

Draft EA-Visitor Facilities (3.9mb)