Comprehensive Conservation Plan

On completion, this comprehensive conservation plan will set out the management and use of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for 15 years. The refuge lies in the transition zone of eastern and western prairies in south-central Kansas, within Stafford County.

The purposes of the refuge are (1) for use as an inviolate sanctuary or for any other management purpose for migratory birds, and (2) for the development, advancement, management, conservation, and protection of fish and wildlife resources for the benefit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

• Established in 1955.
• Comprises 22,135 acres.
• Located north of Stafford, Kansas.

Wetlands, large and small, are present throughout the refuge; there are about 7,000 acres of wetlands with slightly to moderately saline water.Thousands of Canada geese, ducks, and other migratory birds such as sandhill cranes and shorebirds use these wetlands as they pass through the refuge on their annual migrations.

The draft plan is available now!

COMMENTS DUE MAY 31, 2013.

You can contact us by comment form, email, postal mail, telephone, or fax (refer to Contacts below).

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Planning team leader
Toni Griffin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Refuge Planning
134 Union Boulevard, Suite 300
Lakewood, Colorado 80228

toni_griffin@fws.gov
303 / 236 4378 telephone
303 / 236 4792 fax

Refuge email
quivira@fws.gov

Comprehensive conservation plan (CCP)
Draft CCP and EA 2013 (10 MB PDF)

By section, for faster download:
Contents, Summary (3 MB PDF)
Chapter 1, Introduction (1 MB PDF)
Chapter 2, The Refuge (1 MB PDF)
Chapter 3, Alternatives (3 MB PDF)
Chapter 4, Affected Environment (5 MB PDF)
Chapter 5, Environmental Consequences (3 MB PDF)
Chapter 6, Implementation of the Proposed Action (3 MB PDF)
Appendixes (1 MB PDF)