Sheldon NWR provides important habitat for pronghorn antelope, sage grouse, and a number of other native species / USFWS

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News Release (September 9, 2011)
announcing the Draft CCP/EIS comment period.






Information Updated as of September 2011

Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Status of Sheldon NWR's CCP Process: September 2011

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comments on the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft CCP/EIS). A summary of the Draft CCP/EIS is provided in Planning Update 4. We announced a 60 day comment period for the Draft CCP/EIS in a news release and Federal Register notice. The comment period begins September 9, 2011. Comments must be received by November 8, 2011. Please provide your comments by any of the following methods.

Use this link to our comment form to provide comments
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Address written comments and questions to:
John Kasbohm, Project Leader
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 111
Lakeview, OR 97630
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Fax: (541) 947-4414

Sheldon NWR's 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.

Draft CCP/EIS:

Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (pdf 11,447 kb)

Supporting Documents:

Sheldon NWR Wilderness Review 2010 (pdf 3,873kb)

Planning Updates:

Planning Update 1(pdf 780 kb), released May 2008, described the Refuge, preliminary goals and issues, and the CCP process; announced public open house meetings; and requested public comments on the scope of issues to consider during the CCP process.

Planning Update 2 (pdf 2,671 kb), released April 2009, summarized public input and issues, and introduced a draft vision statement.

Planning Update 3 (pdf 3.83 mb), released June 2010, described our preliminary alternatives for public review, and identified our preferred alternative.

Planning Update 4 (pdf 570 kb), released September 2011, describes our draft alternatives including our preferred alternative, and requests public comments.

Federal Register Notices:

Notice of Intent, May 12, 2008

Notice of Availability, Draft CCP/EIS September 9, 2011

News Releases:

News release announcing the Draft CCP/EIS comment period September 9, 2011