Chapters 1 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Implementation
Potential Funding Sources for Implementing CCP Projects
Many projects included in the CCP may be implemented in full or in part by sources other than the
Refuge annual budget. These projects could be funded through partnerships with other local, state,
or federal agencies, special legislative appropriations, or grants (e.g., National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, National Coastal Wetlands Grants Program, NOAA Restoration Center Grants).
Other potential sources of funding for restoration projects include: the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act Grants Program; and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
6.8.2 Compatibility and Appropriate Use Determinations
As described in Chapter 1, the Improvement Act requires that all uses permitted on a NWR must
be compatible with Refuge purposes and the mission of the NWRS and shall not be inconsistent
with public safety. Before activities or uses are allowed on a Refuge, uses must be found to be
both appropriate and compatible. A compatible use is defined as a proposed or existing wildlifedependent
recreational use or any other use of a Refuge that, based on sound professional
judgment, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of the Refuge System
mission or the purposes for which a Refuge was established. A determination of whether or not a
use is appropriate is required for all but wildlife-dependent recreational uses, which are identified
in the Improvement Act as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and
environmental education and interpretation.
Compatibility determinations have been prepared for wildlife observation, interpretation, and
environmental education. Both an appropriate use evaluation and compatibly determination have
been prepared for mosquito management. These documents are provided for public review and
comment in Appendix A.
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