Click on the map to see conservation planning activities in each state of
the Midwest Region.
Current Planning Projects
The Division of Conservation Planning works with national wildlife refuges in the Midwest Region (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin) to develop comprehensive conservation plans. The plans identify goals for the next 15 years and specify the objectives and strategies that will be used in achieving those goals.
The following list includes refuges or wetland management district that are currently working on a CCP. For information on individual planning projects, click on a refuge name.
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
Crane Meadows NWR, Minnesota
Grand Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge (proposed), Illinois
Great Lakes Islands National Wildlife Refuges, Michigan and Wisconsin
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Tamarac NWR and Tamarac Wetland Management District, Minnesota

