Important Message from the USFWS.
| Email from the US Fish & Wildlife Service May 2013 - Planning Update #4 (1.8 MB PDF) November 2011 - Bandon Marsh NWR Preliminary Draft Alternative Maps (Complete Set - 7.3 MB PDF) Greetings! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is pleased to announce the completion of Comprehensive Conservation Plans (CCPs) for Bandon Marsh, Nestucca Bay, and Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuges. These plans provide goals, objectives, and strategies for management of the three Refuges over the next 15 years. Attached to this email is Planning Update #4, which provides management highlights, a summary of the comments on the Draft CCPs, and information on how you can get copies of the CCPs. You can download the Planning Update and the CCPs on our website www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/ccp.htm If you have trouble opening the attachment or downloading from the website, email us at [email protected] or call 541-867-4550 and request a paper copy. Limited paper and CD copies of the CCPs are also available upon request Call Roy Lowe and ask him to put you on their mailing list REFUGE HEADQUARTERS Oregon Coast NWR Complex 2127 SE Marine Science Drive Newport OR 97365 541-867-4550 office Related Posts: New Information and Website for Coquille Estuary Vulnerability Assessment Project USFWS---the sequestration of public funding Fishing Alert---The State is forcing a reduction in certain fish populations, Why? Important Candidates for the Port of Bandon---Updated 5/10/2013 ODFW---A bright outlook for ocean salmon seasons Public Meetings on Agenda 21 Coos County Today Public Meetings Bandon & Coquille, April 27 & May 4,2013 EPA---Victims of Government: The Case of Steve Lathrop, Sounds Fimiliar Action Alert:---State Legislation HB2173---Updated 3/13/2013 Congressman Peter DeFazio & The Land and Water Conservation Fund USFWS---Three Articles relevant to the LWCF and the NFWF Senators Wyden and Reid Planning 2013 Omnibus Federal LandsBill USFWS & USDOT---North Bank Lane Project Coos County Today---Sign the "NO Bandon Marsh Petition" USFWS---Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge American Policy Center---news on more Federal Land grabs The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation The US Forest Service Is Involved With Another Land Grab in Coos County “Coos County Today” City of Bandon---Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Measure 6-148---Updated 3/28/2013 Keep the Lights ON in Bandon Congress wants answers on Oregon farmer crackdown Land Acquisition Green Group Gets $2.4 Billion from BP Settlement RMP's for Western Oregon Urgent, Urgent, Urgent, House May Cave On LWCF. Call Now. NO BME |  The map above shows what The Service is claiming to be the expanion.  The map above shows what The Service is actually trying to acquire.  The map above shows the entire project from the mouth of the Coquille River all the way to Myrtle Point No Bandon Marsh ExpansionBandon Marsh CCP Planning Timeline November 2010 - CCP process initiated and Planning Update 1 issued November-December 2010 - Public scoping meetings November 2011 - Public review and comment on preliminary draft alternatives and public meetings on the preliminary draft alternatives February 2012 - Bandon Marsh NWR Land Protection Planning study separated from Refuge's CCP process September 17, 2012 - Draft CCP/EAs released to the public and public review/comment period begins October 22, 2012 - Public review/comment period on Draft CCP/EAs ends December 21, 2012 - Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs) signed by the Service's Pacific Region Regional Director May 2013 - Final CCPs released to the public Winter 2013 - Release and public review/comment on Draft LPP/Environmental Assessment Winter 2013 - Additional opportunities for public involvement Schedule dates are tentative and subject to change as the planning process progresses. |
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