Summary

Description

This annual narrative report for Mackay Island and Currituck National Wildlife Refuges outlines Refuge accomplishments during the 1992 calendar year. The report begins with a summary of the years highlights and weather conditions. Land acquisition is covered. The report includes a planning section which discusses the management plan, compliance with environmental and cultural resource mandates, and research and investigations. Refuge administration is outlined; information about personnel, manpower programs, volunteer programs, funding, and safety is given. Habitat management is also covered; subjects include wetlands, forests, croplands, fire management, and pest control. The wildlife section of the report discusses endangered and threatened species, waterfowl, marsh and waterbirds, shorebirds, raptors, game mammals, fisheries resources, animal control, and marking and banding. The public uses of the Refuge described in this report include outdoor classrooms, interpretive programs, hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife observation, outdoor recreation, and law enforcement. The equipment and facilities section of the report provides information about new construction, rehabilitation, equipment replacement, communication systems, and computer systems. Cooperative programs and economic uses of the Refuge are provided at the end. Refuge brochures and field guides are attached.