65FR38294 Availability of Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge, Hartford, KS
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 119, Page 38294
[Federal Register: June 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 119)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Availability of Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment for Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge,
Hartford, KS
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Refuge Improvement Act of 1997, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service has published the Draft Flint Hills National
Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental
Assessment. This Plan describes how the FWS intends to manage the Flint
Hills NWR for the next 10-15 years.
DATES: Submit written comments by July 20, 2000. All comments need to
be addressed to: Adam Misztal, Refuge Planner, Land Acquisition and
Refuge Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, DFC,
Denver, CO 80225.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Draft Plan may be obtained by writing to U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Flint Hills NWR, P.O. Box 128, Hartford, KS
66854 or download from http://www.r6.fws.gov/larp/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Misztal, U.S. fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 25486 DFC, Denver CO 80225, 303/236-8145 extension
607: fax 303/236-8680: E-Mail: adam_m...@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
straddles the Neosho River in eastern Kansas. The area is dominated by
complex resource management issues revolving around the flood control
function of John Redmond Reservoir. Activities associated with
agriculture, flood control, and public recreation have placed
increasing demands on the landscape and identified the need for more
responsible utilization of land and water resources that support the
remaining native ecosystem components.
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge will continue to conserve
habitat for the diverse array of native plants and animals that rely
upon the resources of the Refuge for survival. This Plan describes the
conservation activities that the Fish and Wildlife Service intends to
carry out on Flint Hills NWR and other areas of the Neosho watershed.
Dated: June 8, 2000.
Patricia L. Smith,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
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