The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published a draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan Environmental Assessment for 39 "limited-interest" National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota. The Service is seeking public comment on the draft CCP, which once finalized, will guide management of these refuges for the next 15 years. The 1997 National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act requires the Service to develop a CCP for every refuge in the system, including these 39 refuges in North Dakota.
The 39 limited-interest refuges addressed in the draft CCP are:
Appert Lake; Ardoch; Bone Hill; Brumba; Buffalo Lake; Camp Lake; Canfield Lake; Cottonwood Lake; Dakota Lake; Half Way Lake; Hiddenwood; Hobart Lake; Hutchinson Lake; Johnson Lake; Lake George; Lake Otis; Lake Patricia; Lambs Lake; Lords Lake; Lost Lake; Maple River; Little Goose; Pleasant Lake; Pretty Rock; Rabb Lake; Rose Lake; Rock Lake; School Section Lake; Sheyenne Lake; Sibley Lake; Silver Lake; Snyder Lake; Springwater; Stoney Slough; Sunburst Lake; TomahawkWillow Lake; Wintering River; and, Wood Lake.
To request a full copy of the draft CCP and environmental assessment please contact:
Mary Church
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Refuge Planning
PO Box 25486
Denver, CO 90225-0486
Telephone: 303-236-4365
The Service will accept written comments from the public on the draft CCP until 1November 18, 2005. Send written comments to:
Laura King, Planning Team Leader
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge
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