Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
Summary
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In the September 2, 2003, Environmental Assessment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Service considered the environmental effects of acquiring 4,004 acres 1 in Jefferson and Whitefield, New Hampshire, and adding them to the Pondicherry Division, a Special Focus Area for resource protection within the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge NFWR. The Environmental Assessment also contains preacquisition Compatibility Determinations to allow the continuation of wildlifedependent and compatible public uses, such as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. A range of issues and concerns were identified during the public involvement process. These were considered in conjunction with refuge purposes, the purpose of and need for the proposal, and the refuge goals and objectives in developing alternatives and evaluating their impacts. Copies of the.Environmental Assessment documents were sent to the eight landowners within the proposed acquisition area, as well as those landowners adjacent to the project. Copies were also sent to local and State officials, Congressional representatives, and all individuals who requested copies of the documents.