Refuge Plans

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce distribution and availability for public comment on its Draft Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan (Plan) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).  The Refuge’s interdisciplinary planning team, consisting of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Alaska Department of Natural Resources staff has been working diligently for the past five years to produce the Draft Plan/EIS. Public involvement in the planning process is essential for development of an effective plan. Please review and provide comment on the plan's contents by September 1, 2008. Comments should be specific, addressing the merits of the alternatives and adequacy of the environmental analysis. We will consider your comments as we prepare the Final Plan.

Comments should be mailed, emailed, or provided orally by September 1, 2008 to:

Rob Campellone, Planning Team Leader
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 E. Tudor Road, MS-231
Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: (907) 786-3982
Email: fw7_kenai_planning@fws.gov

If you’re interested in receiving additional news and information about the Kenai planning effort, please contact Rob Campellone, Planning Team Leader, by phone at (907) 786-3982 or e-mail at fw7_kenai_planning@fws.gov.

For information on past accomplishments, you may download the following documents:

December 2003 Planning Update #1 (pdf)
December 2003 Issues Workbook (pdf)
March 2004 Summary of Public Comments on Issues (pdf)
Summer 2004 Planning Update #2 (pdf)
Winter-Spring 2005 Planning Update #3 (pdf)
Winter-Spring 2005 Planning Update #3 Questionnaire

The schedule for completing Kenai’s Revised Comprehensive Plan is:

Public Comment Period for Draft Revised Plan/EIS closes-September 1, 2008
Final Revised Plan completed - March 2009
Record of Decision Signed - June 2009

Last updated: September 2, 2008

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