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Draft CCP and EA, Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District, NE Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District July 2007 Prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District 2610 Avenue Q Kearney, NE 68848 308/236 5015 and Region 6, Mountain–Prairie Region Division of Refuge Planning 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 300 Lakewood, CO 80228 303/236 4305 Contents Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................................. vii Summary..................................................................................................................................................................... ix 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose and Need for the Plan .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Refuge System ......................................................................... 4 1.3 National and Regional Mandates....................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 District Contributions to National and Regional Plans ................................................................................. 6 1.5 Ecosystem Description and Threats ................................................................................................................. 10 1.6 The Planning Process .......................................................................................................................................... 13 2 The District ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 2.1 Establishment, Acquisition, and Management History ................................................................................. 17 2.2 Special Values of the District ............................................................................................................................. 17 2.3 Purposes for the District..................................................................................................................................... 32 2.4 Vision ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.5 Goals....................................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.6 Planning Issues..................................................................................................................................................... 33 3 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 3.1 Alternatives Development.................................................................................................................................. 37 3.2 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Detailed Study .................................................................... 37 3.3 Elements Common to All Alternatives............................................................................................................. 38 3.4 Description of Alternatives ................................................................................................................................ 38 3.5 Comparison of Alternatives................................................................................................................................ 45 4 Affected Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 53 4.1 Physical Environment ......................................................................................................................................... 53 4.2 Biological Resources............................................................................................................................................ 64 4.3 Cultural Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 68 4.4 Special Management Areas ................................................................................................................................ 68 4.5 Visitor Services .................................................................................................................................................... 68 4.6 Partnerships.......................................................................................................................................................... 69 4.7 Socioeconomic Environment .............................................................................................................................. 69 4.8 Operations ............................................................................................................................................................. 72 5 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................................................................ 73 5.1 Effects Common to Both Alternatives ............................................................................................................. 73 5.2 Description of Consequences by Alternative................................................................................................... 73 5.3 Cumulative Impacts............................................................................................................................................. 79 6 Implementation of the Proposed Action ......................................................................................................... 81 6.1 Identification of the Proposed Action ............................................................................................................... 81 6.2 Summary of Alternative B, the Proposed Action ........................................................................................... 81 6.3 Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Rationale ................................................................................................... 81 Wetland Goal ......................................................................................................................................................... 82 Upland Goal .......................................................................................................................................................... 90 Water Rights Goal ................................................................................................................................................. 94 Invasive Plant Species Goal ................................................................................................................................ 94 iv Draft CCP and EA, Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District, NE Wildlife Diseases Goal ......................................................................................................................................... 95 Research and Science Goal ................................................................................................................................. 95 Cultural Resources Goal ..................................................................................................................................... 97 Visitor Services Goal ............................................................................................................................................ 97 Partnership Goal .................................................................................................................................................. 99 Socioeconomics Goal ............................................................................................................................................100 Operations Goal ...................................................................................................................................................100 6.4 Staff and Funding................................................................................................................................................101 6.5 Step-down Management Plans..........................................................................................................................101 6.6 Monitoring and Evaluation................................................................................................................................101 6.7 Plan Amendment and Revision.........................................................................................................................102 Glossary .......................................................................................................................................................................103 Appendixes A. Draft Compatibility Determinations ..........................................................................................................111 B. Key Legislation
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