The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has drafted a plan to guide management of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge for the next fifteen years. The Refuge is scattered across four counties in the Columbia Basin of east-central Washington near Othello. The management plan is open for public comment until August 28 which can be submitted at
www.fws.gov/columbia. Click on âDraft Management Planâ in the orange box and it will show you how to submit comments online. You may also submit comments to:
mcriver@fws.gov. Please include âColumbia CCP Commentsâ in the subject line of all correspondence.
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