The draft CCP/EIS is available to download below. It is divided into 7 chapters and 14 appendixes. We recognize that the draft CCP/EIS is very lengthy, so we have developed a Summary to highlight the major proposals in the draft plan and point readers to where they can find more detailed information in the full version of the draft CCP/EIS. We also created a Reader’s Guide to help readers navigate the document. The reader’s guide lists, and briefly describes, all of the chapters and appendixes in the draft CCP/EIS.

Summary

Summary of Draft CCP/EIS

Reader’s Guide

Reader’s Guide to Draft CCP/EIS 

Chapters

Cover Page / Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Purpose of, and Need for, Action
Chapter 2 - The Planning Process
Chapter 3 - Affected Environment
Chapter 4 – Alternatives, Including the Service’s Preferred Alternative

• Part A
• Part B
• Part C
• Part D
• Part E

Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences
Chapter 6 - Consultation and Coordination
Chapter 7 - List of Preparers
Bibliography
Acronyms / Glossary
Back Cover
Entire Document

Volume 2 - Appendixes

Cover Page / Table of Contents
Appendix A - Resources Overview and Management Direction for Conservation Focus Areas and Refuge Units

• Introduction
• Quonatuck Conservation Focus Area – Connecticut River Main Stem and Major Tributaries
• Connecticut Conservation Focus Areas and Units
• Massachusetts Conservation Focus Areas and Units
• New Hampshire Conservation Focus Areas
• Vermont Conservation Focus Areas and Units
• Appendix A Bibliography

Appendix B – Process for Establishing Priority Refuge Resources of Concern
Appendix C – Land Protection Plan

• Land Protection Plan
• Index of CFA Parcel Maps
• Parcel Tables and Maps for Connecticut CFAs
  • Farmington River
  • Maromas
  • Pyquag
  • Salmon Brook
  • Salmon River
  • Scantic
  • Whalebone Cove
   
• Parcel Tables and Maps for Massachusetts CFAs
  • Dead Branch
  • Fort River
  • Mill River
  • Westfield River
   
• Parcel Tables and Maps for New Hampshire CFAs
  • Ashuelot
  • Blueberry Swamp
  • Sprague Brook
  • Mascoma River
  • Pondicherry
   
• Parcel Tables and Maps for Vermont CFAs
  • Nulhegan Basin
  • Ompompanoosuc River
  • Ottauquechee River
  • West River
  • White River
   
• Shapefiles for CFA boundaries under Service-preferred Alternative C
• Shapefiles for CPA boundaries under Service-preferred Alternative C

Appendix D - Findings of Appropriateness and Compatibility Determinations
Appendix E - Wilderness Review
Appendix F – Wild and Scenic Rivers Review
Appendix G - Refuge Operations Needs System and Service Asset Maintenance Management System
Appendix H - Staffing Charts
Appendix I - U.S. Geological Survey Report: Economic Impacts of Current and Proposed Management Alternatives
Appendix J – Forest Management Guidelines
Appendix K – Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act of 1991
Appendix L – Fire Management Program Guidance
Appendix M – Conservation Plans and Initiatives Guiding the Development of the CCP
Appendix N – List of Partnerships
Back Cover
Entire Document

Factsheets

Frequently Asked Questions about Conte NFWR Land Acquisition

Public Hearing Transcripts
St Johnsbury, VT - November 2, 2015
Keene, NH - November 5, 2015
Hadley, MA - November 9, 2015
Burlington, CT - November 12, 2015

Report with All Comments Submitted
All Comments Report

For more information on the planning process or to request a CD-ROM of the draft CCP/EIS, email Nancy_McGarigal@fws.gov.