[BCNnet] Fwd: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

[Judy Pollock]

This is a tiny bit our of our area, but some familiar with the area may
want to review the plans and comment...
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>Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Illinois River National Wildlife
>and Fish Refuge
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>USFWS news release, 9/4/03.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking
>public input on a draft plan that will help guide management of the Illinois
>River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Complex in west central Illinois.
>The draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and draft Environmental
>Assessment for the Refuge Complex are available for public review, and
>comments will be accepted through October 20, 2003. In addition, the Service
>will host a series of public open houses in September to further encourage
>public involvement in the planning process for the Illinois River Refuge
>Complex. Full copies of the plan are available at area libraries and on the
>Service's web site for the planning project, which is
>http://midwest.fws.gov/planning/ilrivtop.htm
>http://news.fws.gov/newsreleases
>