Nearly 240 bold ideas were put forth on this website. Over the 60-day comment period on the Conserving the Future draft vision, more than 10,000 comments were posted online or sent by e-mail. Little wonder, then, that the vision document has changed dramatically.
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The vision document you will see at the conference in Madison, WI, and here online will be vastly different than earlier versions. That is in direct response to the comments we heard. You told us that the draft document was too long; its 98 recommendations were far too many; and many of the recommendations were not visionary, but rather implementation steps. So we have brought the document up to the visionary level – to that 30,000-foot plateau of broad concepts that will truly guide the Refuge System for the next decade or so. The document will have just over 20 recommendations in the broad areas of wildlife habitat management and conservation, building a conservation constituency and leading conservation into the future. The document will be online this month, after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Director has had a chance to review it. Facilitated discussions at the Conserving the Future conference July 11-14 will provide a chance to identify fatal flaws. You won’t have to be at the conference to participate in those discussions: you can do it right from this Web site, where we will post the day-by-day schedule and offer daily news coverage. Implementation of the vision will be critical to the future of the National Wildlife Refuge System. So will your continued involvement. Progress is rarely made by individuals. Systemic change and advancement is best accomplished by the partnerships that have been cultivated throughout the Conserving the Future process. Keep posted. Greg Siekaniec, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System
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I’m really looking forward to seeing how the comments and feedback provided through this website have changed the draft! Social media seems to be the emerging method for gaining new ideas from across the country. I’d like to see americaswildlife.org continue on after the Conserving the Future conference.
Thanks to all who have been so heavily-engaged in this endeavor. I respectfully request the revised vision document be available by 11 June. And please consider going a step further: all that commented on the previous version should receive an email by 11 June with a link to the updated document. It would be wonderful, and appropriate, if we could have at least 30 days in the middle of a busy summer to contemplate our vision and be prepared to take the next steps in this journey.
I would like to request the latest copy of the vision statement for refuges. Please email it well in advance of the conference in Madison. THANK YOU.