San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Project Profile

Current Status:

We are currently reviewing the comments provided by members of the public, interested agencies, and various organizations regarding our draft Refuge goals and preliminary management alternatives. After considering these comments, the management alternatives will be refined and fully described in the environmental assessment (EA) for the draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). The potential environmental consequences of implementing the various alternatives will be also be analyzed in the EA. The draft CCP and EA should be available later this fall, at which time we will again be soliciting your comments.   

Draft Refuge goals are presented in Planning Update 3 and are provided online here:

DRAFT REFUGE GOALS

The preliminary management alternatives proposed for evaluation in the draft EA are summarized in Planning Update 3 and are provided in detail online here:

PRELIMINARY MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

Included in the discussion of alternatives are various designated trail system proposals.  Maps illustrating the different trail alternatives are available online here:

TRAIL SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES

These are large files, which will take some time to download. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view). If you have trouble accessing these maps, please contact the Refuge Planner for assistance.

Project Background:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is developing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and an environmental assessment (EA) for the San Diego NWR, which includes the Otay-Sweetwater Unit and the Vernal Pools Stewardship Project. An overview of the CCP process is provided in Planning Update 1.

Public scoping began in May 2006 and public scoping meetings were held on June 14 and June 15, 2006. The results of the initial scoping process are summarized in Planning Update 2.  You can also view the full array of comments received during the initial scoping process online here:

Scoping Comments

We would like to thank everyone who has participated in the process to this point and we encourage your continued participation.

If you have additional comments or recommendations about how the San Diego NWR should be managed over the next 15 years, you can send them by mail to:

Victoria Touchstone, Refuge Planner
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex
6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101
Carlsbad, CA 92011

Purpose of CCP:
As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the San Diego NWR is required to have a CCP in place to guide the management of fish, wildlife, plants, habitats, and public uses for a period of 15 years.

Project Contacts:
Victoria Touchstone, Refuge Planner
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex
6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Phone: 760-431-9440 ex. 349
Fax: 760-930-0256

Jill Terp, Refuge Manager
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 746
Jamul, CA 91935
Phone: 619-468-9245 ex. 226

Fax: 619-468-9249

Last Updated: August 2008