Black oystercatcher. Photo: Karen Robinson, USFWS.

The Refuges' Websites:

Protection Island Refuge

San Juan Island Refuge

Send Comments or Questions to:
Kevin Ryan, Project Leader
Washington Maritime NWR Complex
33 S. Barr Road
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
Phone: 360/457-8451
Fax: 360/457-9778

Protection Island and San Juan Islands
National Wildlife Refuges

Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Current Status:

September 2007 - The Washington Maritime National Wildlife Complex announces the beginning of a planning process to develop a Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Protection Island and San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuges (refuges) (see Planning Update 1). Public comments are requested to identify management issues for the refuges.

August 2008 - A detailed public scoping report is posted below, as is Planning Update 2. A summary of public comments is provided in the Update, and two public open house meetings are announced for September 23 and 24, 2008 (see Planning Update 2, page 8, for details).

Documents Online: It may take a few minutes to read, print, or download the following documents online using Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). A free copy of the software is available from the Adobe website.

Planning Updates and Public Notices:

Protection Island and San Juan Islands Planning Update 2 (Aug 2008) (PDF 736 kb)

Public Scoping Report/results for Protection Island and San Juan Islands CCP (Aug 2008) (PDF 72 kb)

Protection Island and San Juan Islands Planning Update 1 (Sep 2007) (PDF 7kb)


Maps for Protection Island and San Juan Islands Update 1 (Sep 2007) PDF 10kb)

Information Updated: September 2008