Pacific Region National Wildlife Refuge System

Welcome

Active and Completed Planning Projects

Refuge Planning Information

CCP Schedule

Refuge Planning Policies

xxPlanning a Better Future for Wildlife and People on National Wildlife Refuges

Active Planning Projects

Ankeny, Baskett Slough,
and William L. Finley NWRs

Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands NWRs

Cape Meares, Oregon Islands,
and Three Arch Rocks NWRs

Guam NWR

Hanford Reach National Monument/
Saddle Mountain NWR

Julia Butler Hansen and Lewis and Clark NWRs

McNary and Umatilla NWRs

Papahanaumokuakea
Marine National Monument

Protection Island and San Juan Islands NWRs

Ridgefield NWR

Sheldon NWR

Willapa NWR

Photos clockwise: An American kestral young, a young wildlife viewer, and a coral reef,
all photos taken on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. USFWS


	Welcome to the Division of Planning and Visitor Services The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific Region manages National Wildlife Refuges in four western states and the Pacific Island Territories. This Division supports the Region's refuges by providing planning and other services which ensure that each refuge contributes to the mission and goals of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Our focus is on four primary types of refuge planning—refuge management, visitor services, refuge roads, and refuge expansion. We focused on refuge management plans— known as Comprehensive Conservation Plans—for this website; past Refuge System expansion projects are also part of this website. Webpages for visitor services and refuge roads will be developed in the near future. We greatly appreciate public support for wildlife refuges, and engaging the public and partner agencies in refuge planning is a priority for us. Your involvement and input is integral to progressive refuge management, outreach, and policy development. We establish a mailing list for each project. To be added to a mailing list or for further information please contact FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov. Specify the project that interests you in the subject line.
Why Plannning is Important	To evaluate the effects of refuge management actions on wildlife, habitat, and people, we complete a detailed planning and public involvement process for every unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Planning contributes to informed decision-making that recognizes the needs and interests of all parties.
We Need Your Help	Your input helps us identify the issues, alternatives, and solutions that make the Refuge System work for both wildlife and people.


	Active and Completed Projects The following links contain documents in Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need Acrobat Reader to view these files, which is available for free from the Adobe web site. Please Note: Some of the documents may take more than a few minutes to download.
Hawaii andx Pacific Islandsx	Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan Guam NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan James Campbell NWR Land Protection Planning Study Kilauea Point NWR Land Protection Planning Study Midway NWR Interim Visitor Services Plan NEW Pacific Islands NWR-Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument NEW Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Nevadax	NEW Sheldon NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Oregonx	Ankeny, Baskett Slough, and William L. Finley NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan Cape Meares, Oregon Islands, and Three Arch Rocks NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan McNary and Umatilla NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan New River Land Protection Planning Study Upper Klamath NWR Proposed Addition Wapato Lake Land Protection Planning Study
Washingtonx	Flattery Rocks, Quillayute Needles, and Copalis NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan Hanford Reach National Monument/Saddle Mountain NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge and Lewis and Clark NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan Little Pend Oreille NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan McNary and Umatilla NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan Nisqually NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan Protection Island and San Juan Islands NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan Ridgefield NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan Steigerwald Lake, Franz Lake, and Pierce National Wildlife NWRs Comprehensive Conservation Plan Turnbull NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan Willapa NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan

	Refuge Planning Policies and Information Glossary of Planning Terms National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Information Land Protection Planning Questions & Answers (PDF File 28kb) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual Chapters on Land Acquisition Planning U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Realty Home Page U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Policy and Management Guidance U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual on Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Planning Writing Refuge Management Goals and Objectives: A Handbook U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, Directives, and Handbooks Refuge Information National Wildlife Refuge System Directory of National Wildlife Refuge

Last Modified: September 5, 2008