Where in the Plan Are We?
These are the steps that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service follows in comprehensive conservation planning; the step that Kirtland's Warbler WMA has reached is highlighted:
- Preplanning: Plan the Plan
- Initiate Public Involvement and Scoping
- Review Vision Statement and Goals and Determine Significant Issues
- Develop and Analyze Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action
- Prepare a Draft CCP and NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) Document
- Prepare and Adopt Final CCP
- Implement Plan, Monitor and Evaluate
- Review and Revise the Plan
Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Comprehensive Conservation Plan Under Way
Next Steps
The Refuge
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Comprehensive Conservation Plan Under Way
The comprehensive conservation planning process for Kirtland's Warbler WMA and Seney NWR is in the initial stages and may take more than 2 years to complete. Ultimately, the comprehensive conservation plan will determine management policies for both refuges and ensure that the refuges fulfill their established purpose and mission.
Comprehensive conservation planning for Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area is part of the planning effort for Seney NWR.
Next Steps
Refuge staff hosted an open house in August 2006 to discuss ideas for future management direction of the Wildlife Management Area and the Refuge. Neighbors, local communities, and everyone interested in the future of the the Wildlife Management Area and Seney NWR will have additional opportunities to participate in the planning process.
Following the open house, Refuge staff and Service planners are developing management alternatives and evaluating those alternatives in an Environmental Assessment. Once completed, the draft comprehensive conservation plan and the environmental assessment will be available for public review and comment.
The Refuge
The Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area is located throughout eight counties in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Staff from Seney National Wildlife Refuge are responsible for land management of the Wildlife Management Area.
The Wildlife Management Area was created to benefit the Kirtland's Warbler, an endangered species that breeds primarily in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and several locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and in Wisconsin.
Kirtland's Warbler WMA acreage contains jack pine and has the potential for warbler nesting. Management for Kirtland's Warbler involves a combination of direct management and actions via a Memorandum of Understanding with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Service tracts are surrounded by Michigan DNR state forests that are designated to be managed to benefit Kirtland's Warblers.
For More Information
For more information on comprehensive conservation planning for Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area, please e-mail us, call or write to Seney NWR Manager Tracy Casselman at:
Phone: 906/586-9851
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Address:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
1674 Refuge Entrance Road
Seney, MI 49883
