Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Environmental Assessment for the
Flattery
Rocks, Copalis,
and
Quillayute Needles
National Wildlife Refuges
Comprehensive
Conservation Plans provide long term guidance for management decisions
and set forth goals, objectives, and strategies needed to accomplish refuge
purposes and identify the Services best estimate of future needs.
These plans detail program planning levels that are sometimes substantially
above current budget allocations and, as such, are primarily for Service
strategic planning and program prioritization purposes. The plans do not
constitute a commitment for staffing increases, operational and maintenance
increases, or funding for future land acquisition.
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Table
of Contents
Draft
CCP/EA Abstract and Vision Statement
Chapter
1. Introduction, Purpose, and Need
1.1 Background
Page 1-1
1.2 Purpose of and Need for Action
Page 1-3
1.2.1 Proposed Action
Page 1-3
1.2.2 Purpose and Need
Page 1-3
1.3 Location and Historical Overview of the Washington Islands National
Wildlife Refuges
Page 1-4
1.3.1 Location of Washington Islands NWRs
Page 1-4
1.3.2 Historical Overview
Page 1-4
1.3.3 Washington Islands NWR and Regional Management Jurisdictions
Page 1-9
1.4 National Wildlife Refuge System Mission, Refuge Purpose, and Vision
Page 1-10
1.5 Related Actions and Activities
Page 1-11
1.5.1 Research Activities
Page 1-11
1.5.2 Tribal Fish and Wildlife Programs
Page 1-11
1.5.3 Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Page 1-12
1.5.4 United States Coast Guard Activities
Page 1-12
1.5.5 Environmental Education
Page 1-12
1.5.6 Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan
Page 1-13
1.5.7 Regional Seabird Conservation Plan
Page 1-13
1.5.8 Regional Waterbird Conservation Plan
Page 1-13
1.5.9 Comprehensive Plan for Coastline Management
Page 1-14
1.6 Applicable Legal Mandates
Page 1-14
1.6.1 Mandates Specific to the Washington Islands NWRs
Page 1-14
1.6.2 Service and Refuge System Policies
Page 1-15
1.7 Planning Issues and Opportunities
Page 1-15
1.7.1 Public Involvement
Page 1-15
1.7.2 Tribal Consultation
Page 1-17
1.7.3 Summary of Key Planning Issues
Page 1-19
Chapter
2. Alternatives, Goals, Objectives, and Strategies
2.1 Alternatives
Page 2-1
2.1.1 Alternative A: No Action
Page 2-1
2.1.2 Alternative B: Proposed Action
Page 2-2
2.2 Goals, Objectives, and Strategies
Page 2-2
2.3 Management Themes
Page 2-3
2.3.1 Wildlife and Habitat Protection and Management (WH)
Page 2-3
2.3.2 Sensitive Species Protection (SS)
Page 2-8
2.3.3 Wilderness Protection (WP)
Page 2-8
2.3.4 Cooperative Programs (CP)
Page 2-9
2.3.5 Research and Monitoring Activity Management (RA)
Page 2-14
2.3.6 Public Education Management (PE)
Page 2-17
2.4 Common Features Among the Goals, Objectives, and Strategies
Page 2-19
2.5 Comparison of Alternatives
Page 2-20
Chapter 3. Affected Environment
3.1 Introduction
Page 3-1
3.2 Climate and Ocean Conditions
Page 3-1
3.3 Geology and Soils
Page 3-2
3.4 Biological Resources
Page 3-2
3.4.1 Vegetation
Page 3-3
3.4.1 Vegetation
Page 3-3
3.4.2 Wildlife
Page 3-5
3.4.3 Species with Special Status
Page 3-22
3.5 Cultural Resources
Page 3-27
3.5.1 Ethnographic Information
Page 3-27
3.5.2 Archaeology
Page 3-33
3.5.2 Archaeology
Page 3-28
3.5.3 History
Page 3-29
3.6 Recreation/Public Use
Page 3-30
3.7 Environmental Justice
Page 3-32
3.8 Visual Resources
Page 3-33
3.9 Socioeconomics
Page 3-34
3.10 Public Health and Safety
Page 3-35
3.11 Wilderness Resources
Page 3-35
Chapter
4. Environmental Consequences
4.1 Introduction
Page 4-1
4.2 Climate and Ocean Conditions
Page 4-1
4.3 Geology and Soils
Page 4-2
4.4 Biological Resources
Page 4-3
4.4.1 Effects to Vegetation
Page 4-3
4.4.2 Effects to Wildlife
Page 4-4
4.4.3 Effects to Species with Special Status
Page 4-10
4.5 Cultural Resources
Page 4-12
4.6 Recreation/Public Use
Page 4-13
4.7 Wilderness Resources
Page 4-14
4.8 Environmental Justice
Page 4-14
4.9 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
Page 4-14
4.10 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resource
Page 4-14
4.11 Short-Term Uses vs. Long-Term Productivity
Page 4-14
List of Appendices
Appendix A: Glossary
of Terms
Appendix B: References
Appendix C: Legal Materials Pertinent to the Washington Islands National
Wildlife Refuges (follow)
Appendix C-1: Laws and Executive
Orders Potentially Applicable to the CCP/EA
Appendix
C-2: Executive Order 703
Appendix C-3: Executive
Order 704
Appendix C-4: Executive
Order 705
Appendix C-5: Presidential
Proclamation by Franklin D. Roosevelt, July 30, 1940
Appendix C-6: Public
Law 91-504
Appendix C-7: Public Law
Order 4095
Appendix C-8: Public
Law 100-226
Appendix C-9: Memorandum
of Understanding with National Park Service, 1993
Appendix C-10: Memorandum of Understanding with United States Coast Guard,
2003 (hard copy in printed document)
Appendix
D: List of Preparers
Appendix E: Draft Minimum Requirement Analysis and Draft Compatibility
Determination (follow)
Appendix E-1: Draft
Minimum Requirement Analysis
Appendix
E-2: Draft Compatibility Determination
Appendix F:
Summary of Washington Maritime NWRC Fire Management Plan
Appendix G: Implementation
Appendix G: Staffing
Chart
List of Figures
1-1 Washington Islands NWRs and Vicinity
Page 1-2
1-2 Flattery Rocks NWR
Page 1-5
1-3 Quillayute Needles NWR
Page 1-6
1-4 Copalis NWR
Page 1-7
3-1 Biological Zones of Washington Islands NWRs and Vicinity
Page 3-4
List of Tables
2-1 Comparison of Alternatives
Page 2-21
3-1 Breeding seabirds of the Washington Islands NWRs, outer coast of Washington
State.
Page 3-12
3-2 Special Status Species and Habitats That Have Been Documented on the
Washington Islands NWRs
Page 3-23
3-3 Population and Density Information for Selected Areas
Page 3-34
3-4 Median Household Income for Selected Areas
Page 3-35
Comments
on the Draft CCP/EA should be forwarded to Kevin Ryan,
by June 30, 2005, at the following address or fax:
Kevin
Ryan, Project Leader
Washington Maritime NWR Complex
33 South Barr Road
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
Phone: 360/457-8451 Fax: 360/457-9778
Or e-mail
your comments now (please use WA Islands in the subject).
Information Updated:
May 2005
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