U.s. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service

Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan U.s. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service

This report identifies the role the refuge would play in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to provide guidance in refuge management activities. The plan ? provides a clear statement of direction for the future management of the refuge; ? ensures that management of the refuge is in keeping with the purposes for which the refuge was established; ? provides refuge neighbors, visitors, and government officials with an understanding of the Service?s management actions on and in partnerships around the refuge; ? ensures that the Service?s management actions, including land protection and recreation/education programs, are consistent with the mandates of the National Wildlife Refuge System, including the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997; ? ensures that the management of the refuge is consistent with federal, state, and county plans; and ? provides a basis for the refuge?s operational, maintenance, and capital improvement needs.