Project
Contacts:
For
Information on the Planning Process
Scott Frazer, Biologist
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 670
Delano, California 93216
Phone: 661/725-2767
Fax: 661/725-6041
Richard Smith
Natural Resource Specialist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
CA/NV Refuge Planning Office
2800 Cottage Way,
Suite W-1916
Sacramento, California 95825
Phone: 916/414-6502
Fax: 916/414-6512
For
Information on the National Wildlife Refuge System
Dave Hardt,
Project Leader
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 670
Delano, California 93216
Phone: 661/725-2767
Fax: 661/725-6041
Tulare
Basin
Land Protection Planning Study
Project Profile
Purpose
of Study:
To determine
if the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and the wetland and upland
habitats in the Tulare Basin should be protected as part of the National
Wildlife Refuge System.
Study Area
Size and Location:
Approximately
16,000 acres located in southern California east of I-5, west of State
Highway 99, in an area that encompasses portions of three county borders--Kern,
Kings, and Tulare. See map
Current
Status:
Planning Update 3 was distributed at the end of March 2003,
describing the Preliminary Alternatives. Public
comments on the preliminary alternatives are welcome through May 2003.
The next step is to prepare a Land Protection Plan, Environmental Assessment,
and Conceptual Management Plan which will be available for public review
and comment in the Fall of 2003.
Documents
Available Online:
You can read, print,
or download the following documents online using Adobe Acrobat's Portable
Document Format (PDF). A free copy of the Adobe software is available
from the Adobe
website.
Tulare
Basin Planning Update 1, June 2002
Tulare Basin Planning Update 2, October
2002
Tulare Basin Planning Update 3, March 2003
Information Updated as of: April 2003