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Long-billed Curlew foraging in the mudflats

Long-billed curlew
Photo by Friends of Seal Beach NWR


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Planning Updates:


Planning Update 1: March 2007

Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Project Profile
Current Status:


The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is developing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and an environmental assessment (EA) for the Seal Beach NWR. Background information about the Seal Beach NWR, an overview of the CCP process, and other information about the National Wildlife Refuge System are all provided in Planning Update 1 (posted to the left).

Public scoping began in March 2007 and public scoping meetings
were held on Tuesday, April 3, 2007.

The purpose of the scoping process is to identify potential issues concerning wildlife and habitat management on the refuge, day-to-day refuge operations, interactions with our neighbors, and coordination with Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.
Initial comments were due Friday, May 18, 2007, however, we encourage you to continue to provide comments throughout the process.

If you have comments or recommendations about how the Seal Beach 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
Carlsbad, CA 92011

Purpose of CCP:
As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Seal Beach 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
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Phone: 760-431-9440 ex. 349
Fax: 760-930-0256

Kirk Gilligan, Refuge Manager
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
800 Seal Beach Blvd., Bldg. 226
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Phone: 562-598-1024
Fax: 562-799-3827
Email: kirk.gilligan@navy.mil


Last Updated: January 2008