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URGENT: Public Comment on The Bandon Marsh Expansion are due by Oct. 22, 2012

10/1/2012

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Dear All,
    After quickly reviewing the Draft CCP (Comprehensive Conservation    Plan) & EA   (Environmental Assessment) which I received a copy of yesterday, I  am not convinced  that we are out of
the woods yet.

    Remember that the USFWS split up the process so that the CCP &  EA and LPP & Economic Analysis
are running on different tracks. They did this to meet their    reporting requirements for all existing operations.

"February 2012 - Bandon Marsh NWR Land           
Protection Planning study separated from Refuge's            Comprehensive
Conservation Planning process
"

    The LPP & Economic Analysis will not be completed until next month  and the Economic Analysis from what I understand, is being completed by consultants in DC.

Also Remember that there were
3 original options:

    1) Alternative A: Current Management;
    2) Alternative B: Expanded Habitat Management and Restoration
    3) Alternative C: Preferred Alternative

The CCP & EA now shows:
    Alt. A and a hybrid called Alternative B & C (Preferred    Alternative)  which is a potion of the C Alternative without the expansion.  The expansion will be dealt with in the LPP.

See Below from USFW Website:

Land Protection Planning at Bandon Marsh NWR
The Director of the USFWS granted approval in September 2011 to  begin a detailed
Land Protection Planning (LPP) study to investigate the possibility of  expanding the approved refuge boundary of Bandon Marsh NWR to meet  the needs of fish, wildlife, and public recreational use. In early      November 2011, the public was invited to participate in the  planning process. Preliminary draft alternatives detailing how the refuge would be managed during the next 15 years and introducing  the LPP study area were developed
as part of the Refuge's CCP process. However, in early February 2012, the USFWS made the      decision to separate the CCP from the boundary expansion study.      This schedule change allows the CCP to continue on pace and meet the Congressionally mandated due date while allowing more time for  thorough analysis and study of the LPP range of alternatives.

For more information and updates on Land Protection Planning at Bandon Marsh NWR, visit our LPP site.

    Bonnie
--  Bonnie Montoya-May,
LEED AP BD+C 818-621-4880
cell 541-347-9483
hm off bmontoya-may@earthlink.net

How Do I Obtain Copies of the Draft CCP/EAs for the Bandon Marsh?

 Copies of the Draft CCP/EAs are available as follows:
 Review or download the Draft CCP/EAs from our Web site: 
www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/ccp_nes_slz_bdm.htm
Printed or CD-ROM copies may be obtained by contacting:
Roy W. Lowe, Project Leader
Oregon Coast National Wildlife 
Refuge Complex
2127 SE Marine Science Drive
Newport, Oregon 97365
Phone: (541) 867-4550

Comments are due: October 22, 2012

Send your comments to the USFWS by any of the
following options

Address:
Oregon Coast National Wildlife
Refuge Complex
2127 SE Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR 97365
Phone: 541-867-4550
Fax: 541-867-4551
E-mail:
Oregoncoastccp@fws.gov
Web site: www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/ 
Printed copies of the Draft CCP/EAs are
available at the following 
libraries:
• Bandon Public Library
1204 11th St. SW
Bandon, OR 97411

 • Coquille Public Library
105 N. Birch St.
Coquille, OR 97423
USFWS Bandon National Refuge Planning Update #3 September 2012
File Size: 4759 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Remember our
THREE DEMANDS:

First demand:  
 NO to any expansion of the Bandon Marsh, not one inch, not one more acre.

Second demand:
 NO to any Protective Zone being placed around the marsh and the adjoining area.

Third demand, and the most important:  
The Service must return the Bandon Marsh Refuge over to the county’s Board of Commissioners and then the US Fish & Wildlife Service has to leave the county. 

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