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Comprehensive Conservation Planning |
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The purpose for which Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex was established and shall be managed is“...
for use as an inviolate sanctuary, ... for any other management purposes, ... for migratory birds.”Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 712d).
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National Wildlife Refuge System Mission“...
to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the ἀsh, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the beneἀt of present and future generations of Americans”(National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-57).
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Draft Refuge Vision Statement
The Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex will preserve and protect the wildlife and habitat of the Texas Mid-Coast Region, including the salt marshes and estuaries, the prairies and freshwater wetlands and the Columbia Bottomlands forest ecosystem. The refuges will serve as a resilient source of natural evolving habitats and ecosystem processes even as structure and composition are altered due to climate changes and adjacent areas are increasingly fragmented and altered by human development. The Complex will endeavor to protect habitats and the wildlife dependant on them by conserving, enhancing, and restoring a network of public lands and waters. These Refuges will provide quality habitat for native plants and wildlife, with emphasis on migratory birds, waterfowl, and threatened and endangered species.
The Complex will seek partnerships with land-owners, local and regional organizations, and State and Federal agencies to achieve national and regional conservation goals, for the beneἀt of present and future generations. The Complex will continue to provide and develop high quality programs and facilities to connect people to nature while building support for the refuge and enhancing the local community. |
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Greeting from the Complex Manager Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
The (Complex) invites you to participate in the public scoping process, which will help us identify the issues, to develop a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for the refuge complex. This multi-year, master planning process will produce a plan that will help guide refuge management for the next 15 years.Your ideas and comments will be an important part of the process, so I’d like to invite you to participate. Turn the page for more information about comprehensive conservation planning and getting involved in the process.I hope you’ll feel free to contact us, if you have any questions.
You’ll find our phone numbers and email addresses within this update. I look forward to seeing you at one of our future meetings.
Thank you,
Jennifer Sanchez
Complex Refuge Manager,
Texas Mid-Coast NWR Complex |
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What is a Comprehensive Conservation Plan?
In general, a comprehensive conservation plan does the following:
- Ensures that the purposes for which the refuge was established and the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System are being fulfilled
- Ensures national policy is integrated with refuge management direction
- Ensure that the refuges continue to conserve fish, wildlife and ecosystems in the face of climate change and other stressors.
- Provides opportunity for public participation in developing management guidance
- Provides a step-by-step process for making and recording refuge decisions
- Establishes a broad management direction for refuge programs and activities
- Provides a way to evaluate accomplishments over time
Public Involvement
Public Involvement is essential in the planning process. Everyone interested in the management of the Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, consisting of Brazoria NWR, San Bernard NWR, and Big Boggy NWR, will have several opportunities to be involved.
This newsletter is one of the first steps in soliciting your views in developing the plan. You will also have opportunity to provide input at public meetings. The Complex will hold open houses in three different locations. Please come and share your ideas about the Texas Mid-Coast NWR Complex. Following are a list of dates, times, and locations of the public meetings. Please direct all inquires to the Complex, 979/964-4011.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
6-8 p.m.Lake Jackson Library
250 Circle Way St.Lake Jackson, TX 77566 |
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
6-8 p.m. Demi-John VFD (Fire Hall)
4501 County Road 459AFreeport, TX 77541 |
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
10 a.m.-3p.m. Texas Mid-Coast NWR Complex Headquarters
2547 CR 316Brazoria, TX |
Download Issue Workbook (PDF, 1.26M)
Mail issues workbooks to:
Joseph Lujan
Natural Resource Planner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Planning
P.O. Box 1306Albuquerque, NM 87103
Workbooks may also be mailed to or dropped-off at the Texas Mid-Coast NWR Complex office.
For the additional information about the planning process, contact:
Joseph Lujan
Natural Resource Planner
505/248-7458
joseph_lujan@fws.gov
For the additional information about the Complex, contact:
Jennifer Sanchez
Project Leader, Texas Mid-Coast NWR Complex
979/964-4011
jennifer_sanchez@fws.gov
Shane Kasson
Project Leader
San Bernard NWR
979/964-3639
shane_kasson@fws.gov
Cody Dingee
Project Leader
Brazoria NWR
979-233-5338
james_dingee@fws.gov
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov August 2009 |
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