Trumpeter
swans at Turnbull NWR.
Current
Status:
At
a public workshop held in Cheney, Washington, on June 22, 2002, the Service
received input on several possible boundary alternatives and management
strategies for the CCP. Once the CCP and accompanying Environmental Assessment,
Land Protection Plan, and Conceptual Management Plan have been drafted,
the Service will distributed them and announce the public comment period.
Documents
Available Online:
It may take a few minutes
to read, print, or download the following documents online using Adobe
Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). A free copy of the Adobe software
is available from the Adobe
website.
Planning
Update 1, January 2000 (560 kb)
Planning Update 2, November 2000 (83
kb)
Planning Update 3, December 2001 (1,252
kb)
Map 1: Refuge Vicinity (209 kb)
Map 2: Key Refuge and Study Area Features (2,263 kb)
Map 7: Surface Watersheds and Drainages (120 kb)
Map 8: Groundwater Zone and Features (93 kb)
Map 9: Historic and Current Wetlands (2,149 kb)
Map 10: Aspen/Riparian Habitat Quality (278 kb)
Map 11: Current and Historic Steppe Habitat (1,052 kb)
Map
12: Ponderosa Pine Forest Habitat (2,220 kb)
Fact
Sheet: Why is Turnbull NWR
Considering an Expanded Boundary?
Information Updated: July 2003
Turnbull
NWR
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Project Profile
Purpose
of Study:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is studying alternatives for the Turnbull
NWR Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP). The CCP will accomplish
wildlife and habitat goals to: (1) protect the water quality and quantity
for the wildlife and habitat on the established NWR; (2) protect the critically
endangered Palouse steppe ecosystem; (3) provide ecosystem continuity
and landscape linkages; and (4) provide further protection for species
in decline over widespread areas of the Interior Columbia Basin. The Service
is also studying the potential for wildlife-dependent recreation including
hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental
education and interpretation.
Refuge Location:
The Refuge is near the City of Cheney, Washington.
View the official Turmbull NWR website for more information.
Project
Contacts:
For
Information on the
Planning Process
Sharon
Selvaggio, Comprehensive Conservation Planner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
16507 SW Roy Rogers Road
Sherwood, Oregon 97140
Phone: 503/590-6596
Fax: 503/590-6702
For
Information on the National Wildlife Refuge System
Nancy Curry, Refuge Manager
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
26010 South Smith Road
Cheny, Washington 99004
Phone: 509/235-4723
Fax: 509/235-4703
For
Information on
Land Conservation
Amy
Wing, Land Conservation Planner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
911 NE 11th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 503/231-2235
Fax:
503/231-6161
For
Information on
Land Acquisition
Wendy
Castineira, Realty Specialist,
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
911
NE 11th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 503/231-2039
Fax: 503/231-6161