Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Assessment and Land Protection Plan Draft

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MMR EA&LPP Draft 20221213.pdf7.43 MB

Draft Environmental Assessment and Land Protection Plan 

This Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment is being prepared to evaluate the effects associated with the proposed action and complies with the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1509) and Department of the Interior (43 CFR 46; 516 DM 8) and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (550 FW 3) regulations and policies. The National Environmental Policy Act requires examination of the effects of proposed actions on the natural and human environment. Appendix B outlines all law and executive orders evaluated through this Environmental Assessment.

Publication date
Type of document
Land Protection Plan
Facility
Overlook at Middle Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge was established as an individual refuge on May 31, 2000. The refuge consists of seven island divisions that lie within the uncontrolled portion of the Middle Mississippi River, below the confluence with the Missouri River, where river levels are not...
National Wildlife Refuge
St. Genevieve,MO
Program
A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
Program
Washington,DC
Ecosystem
River/stream
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Midwest