The public comment period on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) Draft Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) starts on Monday, August 15.

The CCP is the document that guides long-term management of the Refuge. We encourage you to share your thoughts with us. The most useful comments will be about specific content in the Draft CCP/EIS. Please tell us what you do or do not like about the vision, a particular goal, one of the alternatives, etc. We are also looking for important points we may have missed. Please keep in mind that comments do not constitute a vote -- we are looking for quality, not quantity.

The entire Draft CCP/EIS is on our website (http://arctic.fws.gov/ccp.htm), as is a 20-page summary booklet.  A limited number of CDs, and an even more limited number of 2-volume bound sets, are available on a first-come first-served basis. Please visit our website to submit comments using the web, for more information about the CCP and the CCP planning process, or to request a copy of the CCP/EIS.

You can also submit comments by email at [log in to unmask], by fax to (907) 456-0428, or you can mail comments to:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Arctic NWR – Sharon Seim
101 12th Ave, Rm 236
Fairbanks AK 99701

Comments must be received by November 15, 2011


Thank you,

Sharon Seim
Natural Resource Planner
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(907) 456-0501 phone