Summary

Description

In October of 1981, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent out a questionnaire to all field stations. The stations were requested to identify all field station threats and conflicts. Nine resource problems were identified at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. This comprehensive plan addresses current and planned actions to correct these problems by the staff of the Necedah Refuge. The 1983 Jobs Bill, Service Construction Funds, and the Accelerated Refuge Maintenance Management ARRM Program have made some progress possible in addressing these identified problems. A pending reprogramming request before Congress is intended to further help the refuge staff address these problems. This plan was assembled in response to a request by the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in January of 1984. The corrective actions identified by Service managers reflect our best estimate of solutions at known levels of funding and manpower. The management summary which follows the section on resource problems is intended to summarize current and planned actions utilizing discretionary funds to address these problems.