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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Planning

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan / Environmental Assessment

The Draft CCP/EA can be accessed below by its individual chapters and appendixes. These files are at a lower resolution than the print or cd-rom versions of the document in order to reduce the file sizes and facilitate downloading. As a result, the quality of the many maps and photos may not be as clear as you would like. Please contact us if you would like high resolution files of individual maps and figures.  

(***Please click on the file of interest for viewing or download***)

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Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (low resolution files)

• Cover Page and Table of Contents (345KB)
• Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need (500KB)
• Chapter 2 - Affected Environment (805KB)
• Chapter 3 - Alternatives Considered, Including the Service-Preferred Alternative (1.39MB)
• Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences (913KB)
• Chapter 5 - Consultation and Coordination with Others (105KB)
• Chapter 6 - List of Preparers (83KB)
• Glossary (139KB)
• Bibliography (197KB)
• Appendix A - Species of Conservation Concern (142KB)
• Appendix B - Findings of Appropriateness and Compatibility Determinations (1.26MB)
• Appendix C - Wilderness Review (263KB)
• Appendix D - Wild and Scenic River Review (273KB)
• Appendix E - Establishing Refuge Focal Species (102KB)
• Appendix F - RONS and SAMMS (87KB)
• Appendix G - Refuge Staffing Charts (55KB)
• Appendix H - Economic Impacts of Each Alternative (226KB)
• Appendix I - ESA Section 7 Consultation (853KB)
• Back Cover (207KB)
• Entire Document (5.46MB)
• Executive Summary (1MB)

Documents Related to the Draft CCP/EA

• Cross Valley Trail Feasibility Study (166KB)
• USGS Stakeholder Survey Summary Report (507KB)

How to Obtain the Documents on Hard Copy or CD-Rom

If you would like to obtain high-resolution versions of the documents on CD-Rom, would like to request one of the limited hard copy sets, or if you have any questions on the planning process please contact:

Refuge Manager
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
6263 Appalachian Highway
Davis, WV  26260-8061

Phone: 304-866-3858
fax: 304-866-3852
Email: canaanvalley@fws.gov