Bear Lake NWR and Oxford Slough WPA

Pacific Region


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Address comments and questions to:
Annette de Knijf, Refuge Manager
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
PO Box 9
Montpelier, Idaho 83254
Phone and Fax:: (208) 847-1757


E-mail comments to: FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov
(Please use Bear Lake NWR in the subject.)



Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Status: as of October 2012

September 2012 - The Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Assessment (DCCP/EA) for Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) and Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) is available for public review and comments. The DCCP/EA includes our analysis of management alternatives for Bear Lake Refuge, the Thomas Fork Unit, and Oxford Slough WPA. A summary of management alternatives and other DCCP/EA information is provided in Planning Update 3. Please provide comments by October 29, 2012, to:

Annette de Knijf, Refuge Manager
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Mail: PO Box 9

Deliveries: 322 N 4th St
Montpelier, Idaho 83254-0009
Phone: (208) 847-1757

E-mail comments to: FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov
(Please use Bear Lake NWR in the subject.)

November 2010 - In Planning Update 2 we provided information on the status of the planning process, and summaries of the comments we received and primary management issues we will consider, as we develop draft management alternatives and refine goals and objectives. We would like to thank everyone who provided comments, and we invite you to continue to share your ideas with us. Your participation continues to be critical to the success of this planning effort.

June 2010
- Two units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) and the Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area (WPA), announce the beginning of a planning process to develop a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (see Planning Update 1) for both units. Public comments are requested to identify management issues for the Refuge and WPA. Comments were due July 23, 2010.


Visit the Refuge's website
http://www.fws.gov/bearlake/
Visit the WPA's website http://www.fws.gov/oxfordslough/

CCP Planning Documents Available Online:

You can read, print, or download the following documents online using Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). A free copy of the Adobe software is available from the Adobe website.

Planning Updates:
Planning Update 1, June 2010 (pdf 345kb)

Planning Update 2, November 2010 (pdf 300kb)

Planning Update 3, October 2012 (1,968 kb)

Federal Register Notices:
Notice of Intent, June 23, 2010

Notice of Availability, September 28, 2012

Information Updated as of: October 2012