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Planning

National Plan for Assisting States, Federal Agencies and Tribes in Managing White Nose Syndrome in Bats

News Release
Draft National Plan (PDF)
WNS National Plan fact sheet (PDF 230k)
WNS National Plan FAQs
(Please note that the comment period for the national plan is 60 days. The Federal Register Notice of Availability will be amended to reflect the longer comment period.)

Federal response plans

National Park Service

Mammoth Cave National Park White-Nose Syndrome Response Plan (pdf, January 2011)

State response plans

Alabama

• Alabama White-nose Syndrome Management Plan (June 2, 2010)

Georgia

• Georgia White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) Response Plan (June 19, 2010)

Michigan

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) Response Plan (December, 2010)

Missouri

• White Nose Syndrome Action Plan (April 12, 2010)

New Mexico

• White-Nose Syndrome Interagency Response Plan for New Mexico (November 5, 2010)

North Carolina

• White-Nose Syndrome Interagency Response Plan for North Carolina (pdf, September 2011)

South Carolina

• South Carolina White-Nose Syndrome Response Plan (pdf, August 2011)

Tennessee

• White-nose Syndrome Cooperative Monitoring and Response Plan for Tennessee (December 1, 2010)

Structured Decision Making Initiative

• Questions and Answers (November 2009)
• White-Nose Syndrome Management: Report on Structured Decision Making Initiative (October 2009)
• White-Nose Syndrome Management: Area 3 Implementation Guide (November 2009)

Framework for a National Plan

A Plan for Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats, DRAFT FRAMEWORK (September 2009)

The draft framework was prepared in coordination with the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and state agencies. It provides an overview of the expected plan content.