Draft Water Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

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Draft Water Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

The draft WMP charts the course for refuge management in the coming years in a way that provides a clear understanding of the refuge’s use of water resources and protects Service investments in this restoration. The Service will consider comments received during the comment period, finalize the WMP and EA, and announce the availability of the final plan.   

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A flock of hundreds of snow geese taking off from an agricultural field
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge conserves a rare type of wetland habitat, known as "pocosin," derived from a Native American word meaning "swamp on a hill." The refuge encompasses vast acres of natural wetlands, including the unique southeastern pocosin peat wetlands, open water on Pungo and...