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Inventory and Monitoring Plan for Washita National Wildlife Refuge and Optima National Wildlife Refuge This Inventory and Monitoring Plan IMP documents the inventory and monitoring surveys that will or could be conducted at Washita and Optima NWRs from 2015 through 2030, or until the refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan CCP is revised. The majority of priority surveys considered in this plan address resource management objectives identified in the 2009 CCP. The two refuges are considered together in this IMP because they share administrative staff NWR complex; all management and staff for the complex are stationed at Washita NWR. Following the IMP development process, 6 surveys were selected for the complex see Tables 1 2. Of these surveys, 5 were selected as current and can be conducted given the existing capacity of the complex andor regional staff. One surveys was selected as expected and will move forward after a protocol is written; staff and operating costs needed to implement this survey are available from existing resources. Two surveys were designated as future, and will only move forward after protocols are identified, and staff and funds are obtained.