The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge provides important habitat for a number of native species, including pronghorn antelope.
Project Contacts:
Send Written Comments to:
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 111
Lakeview, OR 97630
Fax: (541) 947-4414
E-mail: SheldonCCP@fws.gov
Web: http://www.fws.gov/sheldonhartmtn/Sheldon/index.html
Web: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/planning/
Information Updated as of: May 2008
Sheldon National
Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive
Conservation Plan
Current
Status:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in the process of developing a Comprehensive Conservation
Plan (CCP) for Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. The CCP
will describe the desired future conditions of the refuge and provide long-range
guidance and management direction to achieve refuge purposes; and help fulfill
the National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System) mission and goals.
What Natural Resource Issues are Important to You?
Your comments are requested. Public Open House Meetings will be held to kick off public involvement in the CCP planning process. The meetings will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on four dates in four locations as follows:
Lakeview: Daly Middle School Gym, 220 South H Street, Lakeview, OR, May 14, 2008.
Winnemucca: West Hall, Convention and Visitors Authority, 50 West Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV, May 22, 2008.
Alturas: Christian Life Assembly, 225 West B Street, Alturas, CA, June 4, 2008.
Reno: Pantera/Tartuca Rooms, Siena Hotel and Casino, One South Lake Street, Reno, NV, June 11, 2008.
The Service Requests Scoping Comments by June 30, 2008.
More opportunities to provide comments will occur during the planning process.
Documents and Information
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, May 2008 (pdf
780 kb)
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the Refuges' Official Website: