Notice of Availability of a Draft Management Plan for the Northern End of South Monomoy Island, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge for Review and Comment

Résumé

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of a draft management plan for the northern end of South Monomoy Island, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Chatham, MA. The multi-year adaptive management plan, to be initiated in the 1998 season, focuses on management of wildlife competitor and predator species to encourage a diversity of nesting bird species. This plan is in keeping with the Service's efforts to restore avian diversity on the Refuge as outlined in the 1996 Final Environmental Assessment, ``Restoration of Avian Diversity on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge''. The Service solicits review and comment from the public on the draft management plan.