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Re: Little Darby Wildlife Refuge


Five alternatives are considered in the Draft Environmental Impact
   Statement, including four Action alternatives and one No Action
Alternative.
   Two of the Action alternatives include both a Voluntary Purchase Area
and a Watershed
    Conservation Area; Alternative 4 includes a Voluntary Purchase Area, a
Watershed
     Conservation Area and a Private Initiative Conservation Area.

Tom,

Which of the five alternatives considered by the draft environmental impact statement are you supporting?
What sort of "positive public comments" would be helpful?

Jim Monagan
Cedar Rapids, IA





Tom Schneider <tschneid@offo2.epa.state.oh.us>@mallorn.com on 08/24/2000
02:42:13 PM

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Subject:  Little Darby Wildlife Refuge


This is a request for help and a little activism.  USFWS has proposed a
40,000
acre Wildlife Refuge in central Ohio.  The is at the eastern edge of the
prairie
pennisula.  The refuge is aimed at protecting Little Darby Creek home to a
number
of state and federally threatened fish and mullosks as well as the
restoration/protection of thousands of acres of prairie.  Also included is
the
placement of easements on farm land to maintain farm land and prevent
development.  All land acquisition will be voluntary, no imminent domain.
Substantial opposition to the refuge is coming from the Farm Bureau and
local
farmers.  I honestly can't undersand their arguments but none the less they
are
weilding substantial political clout.   Below is information on how you can
support creation of this refuge.  Please help those of us struggling on the
Eastern edge of the Prairie Pennisula to preserve and restore prairie in
Ohio.
Take  a moment and submit comments in support of creating the refuge.  For
information on the proposed refuge go to
http://www.fws.gov/r3pao/planning/top.htm

Information on commenting on the draft EIS can be found below.

Thanks for your help
Tom Schneider

Little Darby National Wildlife Refuge Public Hearings

August 31st will be a formal public hearing, with testimony by citizens
being
recorded for the official public record.  It is anticipated that a speakers
amount of time to talk will be limited.  (If you can't make this meeting -
please send supportive comments to the address noted below)

8/31 Time:  6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.  (not necessary to stay whole time)

Place:  Northwest Center, Plain City (Made From Scratch Conference Center)
7510 Montgomery Road - Just west of Dublin -

Take
first Right at the light (Eiterman Rd.), The Made From Scratch Conference
Center (7510 Montgomery Dr.) will be on your right


last
light before Rt. 33), The Made From Scratch Conference Center (7510
Montgomery Dr.) will be on your right

FOR THIS PROJECT TO PROCEED, THE SERVICE MUST RECEIVE POSITIVE PUBLIC
COMMENTS.  PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETINGS OR ANONYMOUSLY SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS
TO
HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

August 30th will be a question and answer session regarding the recently
released draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).   Same time and place

Timeline of events for the Little Darby National Wildlife Refuge:

August 30th & 31st :    Public hearings on the draft EIS
September 25:       Written public comment period for draft EIS ends
Comments can be sent to: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
                  Attn. Thomas Larson (AP)
                  Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building
                  1 Federal Drive
                  Fort Snelling, Minnesota  55111-4056

Or comments can be submitted over the internet at:
http://www.fws.gov/r3pao/planning/public.htm

Based on the public comments, the Service will update the draft EIS into a
final EIS.
Final EIS released.
Public review of final EIS.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will issue decision whether or not to move
ahead with project based on findings in final EIS.

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