Below are draft products available for public comment on this website’s social network. These draft products have been developed by the nine implementation teams tasked with fulfilling the recommendations found in Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation. You can view a list of the 24 recommendations, as well as the nine implementation team work plans.
Please sign-up or sign-in to the social network to view and comment on these draft products. Learn more about the social network and how it works here.
We encourage members to leave comments, edits, and suggestions in the comment sections of the groups within the social network. Members of the implementation teams will monitor comments with the hope of robust conversation that will enhance these draft products.
You may also e-mail your comments to conservingthefuture@fws.gov or mail them to:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
NWRS-DVSC, Suite 634
4401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
Attn: Vision Implementation Coordinator
Below are links to the products currently available for comment, along with the implementation team responsible for each product, as well as the comment period dates. You will find all documents available for comment in the “Documents” Tab in each Group in the social network.
Any questions may be directed to conservingthefuture@fws.gov.
CURRENT DRAFT PRODUCTS
Interpretation & Environmental Education Implementation Team: Draft Environmental Education Strategic Plan (Comment Period: Tuesday, May 14 – Friday, June 28)
PAST DRAFT PRODUCTS
Interpretation & Environmental Education Implementation Team: Draft Interpretation Strategic Plan (Comment Period: Tuesday, March 26 – Thursday, May 9)
Community Partnerships Implementation Team: Draft Friends Mentoring Action Plan (Comment Period: Wednesday, January 30 – Friday, March 15)
Community Partnerships Implementation Team: Draft Strategic Plan for Volunteers, Friends Organizations, & Community Partners (Comment Period: Friday, December 21 – Friday, February 8)
Communications Implementation Team: Draft Strategic Communications Plan
Leadership Development Council: Reaching Your Full Potential: An E-Guide for Employee Development (Only available to FWS Employees)









