U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Completed Plan Contacts
The Service completed this plan
in 1998.
REFUGE EMAIL
REFUGE STREET ADDRESS
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
9210 West 80th Avenue
Arvada, Colorado
REFUGE MAILING ADDRESS
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
c/o Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Complex
5650 Havana Street, Building 121
Commerce City, Colorado 80022
REFUGE TELEPHONE
303 / 289 0867
303 / 289 0232
REFUGE WEB SITES
Description
A comprehensive management plan is a plan done before Congress passed the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, which requires the Service to prepare comprehensive conservation plans.
The comprehensive management plan sets the management and use of Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge for 15 years. This refuge is a sanctuary within a suburb—in the midst of the residences and retail businesses of Arvada, Colorado.
Established under the authority of the Emergency Wetland Resource Act of 1986, the purpose of the refuge is "to promote, in concert with other Federal and State Statutes and program, the conservation of wetlands of the Nation in order to maintain the public benefits they provide and to help fulfill international obligations contained in various migratory birds treaties and conventions."
- Established in 1992.
- Comprises more than 70 acres.
- Located within the city of Arvada in Jefferson County, Colorado, about 10 miles northeast of Denver.
The following are major actions in the comprehensive management plan:
- Provide the breeding, wintering, and migration requirements of waterfowl and other migratory birds.
- Attract and maintain species representative of the native wildlife community including birds, small mammals, and fish.
- Provide environmental education and interpretation about ecology, wildlife, wetlands, and the beneficial role of wildlife in the human environment.
Documents
Comprehensive management plan (CMP)
CMP 1998 (13 MB PDF)
By section, for faster download:
Approval, table of contents (1 MB PDF)
Introduction (2 MB PDF)
Two Ponds refuge mission, goals, and objectives (1 MB PDF)
Management guidelines and strategies (4 MB PDF)
Monitoring and evaluation (1 MB PDF)
Appendices (5 MB PDF)