The Upper Klamath Basin is home to six national wildlife
refuges, which are reputed to be among the most important in the
world for waterfowl and other migratory birds, a USFWS press
release stated.
The purpose of these public meetings is to receive input about
issues they would like to see addressed during the development
of the Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for the Klamath
Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Information about
current refuge
management practices, the many natural resources on the complex,
and the CCP process will also be provided. This plan will guide
the management of the complex for the next 15 years. Topics to
be addressed in the CCP include habitat and wildlife management,
public uses, and agriculture and crop management permitted on
the refuge.
These refuges provide critical life support for both resident
wildlife in the Klamath Basin and migratory birds worldwide,
Refuge Complex Manager Ron Cole said in the release. In
addition, the refuges are an important part of the outdoor
experience for many people in the Klamath Basin, and we
encourage the local community to become involved as we make
plans for the future of wildlife conservation on these refuges.
The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex is located in
Northern California and Southern Oregon and includes Upper
Klamath, Lower Klamath, Tule Lake, Clear Lake, Bear Valley and
Klamath Marsh refuges. These refuges provide diverse habitats,
including fresh water marshes, open water, coniferous forests,
sagebrush and juniper grasslands, agriculture lands and rocky
cliffs, and support diverse and abundant populations of resident
and migratory wildlife, the release stated.
For additional information, visit www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges
or contact Michelle Barry, refuge planner, at (530) 667-2231.
Public meetings will be held on the following dates:
May 10: 6-8 p.m. at the Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair and Museum
of Local History Home Economics Building at 800 Main St. in
Tulelake;
May 11: 6-8 p.m. at the Medford Red Lion Hotel Douglas Fir
Room, 200 North Riverside Ave. in Medford;
May 12: 6-8 p.m. at the Redding Oxford Suites Shasta Lassen
Rooms, 1967 Hilltop Dr. in Redding; and
May 13: 6-8 p.m. at the Oregon Institute of Technology College
Union Mt. Scott Room, 3201 Campus Dr. in Klamath Falls.
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