Sent from USFWS: The?U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced (click the URL link below to view the Federal Register notice) the availability of the draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) (click here---><http://www.fws.gov/northeast/planning/Back%20Bay/ccphome.html>) and draft environmental assessment for Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge for a 30-day public review and comment period. Public hearings are set for April 13 (Three Oaks Elementary School) and April 14 (Ashville Bridge Creek Environmental Education Center) 2010, both of which are located in Virginia Beach. <http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-7058.pdf> Please share with those who may be interested in providing comments or attending the public hearings. ************************************** <=><=><=><=><=><=><=><=><=> ************************************** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region 300 Westgate Center Drive Hadley, MA 01035