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Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Purpose and Need for the Plan ............................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuge System ........................... 1-4 1.3.1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .................................................................................... 1-4 1.3.2 National Wildlife Refuge System .............................................................................. 1-4 1.4 Legal and Policy Guidance .................................................................................................... 1-5 1.4.1 National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 ................................. 1-5 Compatibility Policy .............................................................................................. 1-6 Appropriate Use Policy ......................................................................................... 1-7 Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health Policy ................. 1-8 Wilderness Stewardship Policy ........................................................................... 1-9 1.4.2 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ........................................................... 1-10 1.5 Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge ................................................................................ 1-10 1.5.1 Location ....................................................................................................................... 1-10 1.5.2 Physical Setting .......................................................................................................... 1-10 1.5.3 Ecosystem Context .................................................................................................... 1-11 Sonoran Joint Venture Bi-national Bird Conservation .................................. 1-12 California Wildlife Action Plan .......................................................................... 1-12 Watershed Management ..................................................................................... 1-12 1.5.4 Refuge Purpose and Authority ................................................................................. 1-12 1.5.5 Refuge Vision and Goals ............................................................................................ 1-13 1.5.6 History of Refuge Establishment ............................................................................ 1-14 Chapter 2 – The Planning Process ................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Preparing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan ................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Preplanning ............................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.3 Public Involvement in Planning ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.4 Overview of Issues and Public Scoping Comments ........................................................... 2-3 Habitat Management ................................................................................................... 2-3 Threatened and Endangered Species Management ............................................... 2-3 Wildlife-Dependent Recreational Use ....................................................................... 2-3 Research ........................................................................................................................ 2-3 Refuge Operations ........................................................................................................ 2-3 Expansion of the Refuge Boundary ........................................................................... 2-3 2.5 Management Concerns/Opportunities ................................................................................ 2-4 Climate Change/Sea Level Rise ................................................................................. 2-4 Subsidence ..................................................................................................................... 2-4 Invasive Species ............................................................................................................ 2-5 Predation of Listed Species ........................................................................................ 2-5 Contaminants ................................................................................................................ 2-5 Refuge Access………………………………………………………………... 2-5 Opportunities ................................................................................................................ 2-6 2.6 Development of a Refuge Vision .......................................................................................... 2-6 2.7 Development of Refuge Goals, Objectives, and Strategies .............................................. 2-6 Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan i
Table of Contents 2.8 Alternative Development Process ....................................................................................... 2-7 2.9 Selection of theRefuge Proposed Action ............................................................................ 2-7 2.10 Plan Implementation ............................................................................................................. 2-7 Chapter 3 – Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Alternative Development Process ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Past and Current Refuge Management .............................................................................. 3-2 3.3.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.2 Existing Management Plans ...................................................................................... 3-3 3.3.3 Management History and Past Refuge Actions ...................................................... 3-4 Management History ............................................................................................ 3-4 Past Refuge Actions .............................................................................................. 3-4 3.3.4 Coordination with NWSSB ......................................................................................... 3-5 3.3.5 Current Refuge Management .................................................................................... 3-6 3.4 Proposed Management Alternatives ..................................................................................... 3-7 3.4.1 Summary of Alternatives ............................................................................................ 3-7 Alternative A (No Action) .................................................................................... 3-7 Alternative B .......................................................................................................... 3-7 Alternative C (Proposed Action) ......................................................................... 3-7 3.4.2 Similarities Among the Alternatives ......................................................................... 3-8 3.4.2.1 Features Common to All Alternatives ............................................................ 3-8 3.4.2.2 Features Common to All Action Alternatives .............................................. 3-10 3.4.3 Detailed Description of the Alternatives ................................................................ 3-11 3.4.3.1 Alternative A (No Action) ............................................................................... 3-11 Wildlife and Habitat Management ........................................................... 3-11 Public Use Program .................................................................................... 3-19 Refuge Operations ...................................................................................... 3-20 Environmental Contaminants Coordination ........................................... 3-20 Cultural Resource Management ............................................................... 3-20 Volunteeers and Partners .......................................................................... 3-21 Mosquito Monitoring and Control............................................................3-21 3.4.3.2 Alternative B – Maximize Salt Marsh Restoration, Continue Current.... 3-23 Wildlife and Habitat Management ............................................................ 3-23 Habitat Restoration .................................................................................... 3-31 Public Use Program .................................................................................... 3-33 Refuge Operations ...................................................................................... 3-33 Environmental Contaminants Coordination ........................................... 3-33 Cultural Resource Management ............................................................... 3-33 Volunteeers and Partners .......................................................................... 3-34 3.4.3.3 Alternative C – Optimize Upland/Wetland Restoration,Improve Opportunities for Wildlife Observation ..................................................... 3-34 Wildlife and Habitat Management ........................................................... 3-34 Public Use Program .................................................................................... 3-38 Refuge Operations ...................................................................................... 3-38 Coordination with NWSSB........................................................................3-38 Environmental Contaminants Coordination ........................................... 3-38 Cultural Resource Management ............................................................... 3-38 ii Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
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Page 5 and 6: Abstract The issues addressed in t
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Chapter 3 species habitat; the sea
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Chapter 3 Wildlife Photography. Ca
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Pacific Co ast H wy A n a h e i m B
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Chapter 3 BMPs that further define
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Chapter 3 greater than three miles
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Chapter 3 6. Increase Efforts to I
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Chapter 3 The upland areas to the
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Chapter 3 Native American subsiste
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Chapter 3 One proposal that would
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Chapter 3 clean sand suitable for
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Chapter 3 Improve Public Access on
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Issue Raised During Scoping Habitat
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Figure 4-1. Seal Beach NWR - Site P
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Figure 4-2. Historical (1894) Coast
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Figure 4-4. Aerial View of Anaheim
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Chapter 4 With the exception of th
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Pacific Co ast H wy A n a h e i m B
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Chapter 4 The results of studies c
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Figure 4-10. Anaheim Bay-Huntington
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Figure 4-11. Tidal and Freshwater C
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Chapter 4 lead to a breach in the
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Chapter 4 salinity, and alternatel
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Chapter 4 “beneficial uses.” T
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Chapter 4 Station Location East of
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Chapter 4 address issues related t
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Chapter 4 The CALFED Independent S
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Chapter 4 Within the South Coast A
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Chapter 4 while also preparing a s
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Chapter 4 Site Number Table 4-4 Su
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Chapter 4 At present, there are ap
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Chapter 4 The Shorebird Plan ident
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Chapter 4 acres within the Refuge
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Chapter 4 roots and rhizomes of th
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Chapter 4 following a period of si
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Chapter 4 A variety of foraging ha
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Chapter 4 Harbor seals (Phoca vitu
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Chapter 4 Wandering Skipper. A but
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Chapter 4 artificial containers, a
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Chapter 4 Mollusk communities in s
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Chapter 4 The data collected durin
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Chapter 4 sand, in which one to fo
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Chapter 4 experienced late rain sh
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Chapter 4 stems is pulled over and
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Chapter 4 condition that could be
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Chapter 4 individuals are also obs
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Chapter 4 north as Alaska (Southwe
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Chapter 4 The 2008 report encompas
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Chapter 4 Presented in Table 4-12
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Chapter 4 Protection Plan for Nava
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Chapter 4 mobile early occupants.
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Chapter 4 German immigrants from S
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Chapter 4 date for sites located t
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Chapter 4 ability for the public t
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Figure 4-16. Land Use in the Vicini
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Chapter 4 City of Seal Beach excee
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Chapter 4 Table 4-15 Economic/Empl
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Chapter 4 household income in 1999
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Chapter 5 Hydrology - An adverse
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Chapter 5 liquefaction, settlement
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Chapter 5 Surflan AS, with the act
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Chapter 5 sea level rise in the ge
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Chapter 5 per week. The sum of the
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Chapter 5 contaminants related to
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Chapter 5 erosion at the project s
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Chapter 5 would ensure that no sig
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Chapter 5 Spray applications will
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Chapter 5 The USEPA (2008b) descri
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Chapter 5 Measures shall be imple
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Chapter 5 Equipment will be calib
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Chapter 5 Refuge. Removal of concr
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Chapter 5 Public Use Expanding the
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Chapter 5 GHG emissions. Therefore
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Chapter 5 restoration/creation usi
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Chapter 5 Replacement of the exist
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Chapter 5 5.3.3 Alternative C (Pro
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Chapter 5 An action would result
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Chapter 5 conducted once a month,
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Chapter 5 Methoprene applied at le
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Chapter 5 in mammals, methoprene i
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Chapter 5 associated with the appl
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Chapter 5 moderately toxic to fish
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Chapter 5 impacts on nontarget spe
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Chapter 5 alternative as described
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Chapter 5 The removal of the drop
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Chapter 5 established on NASA Isla
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Chapter 5 Pest Management Herbicid
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Chapter 5 Pest Management Implemen
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Chapter 5 Public Use No adverse or
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Chapter 5 Proposals to better unde
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Chapter 5 Pest Management The anal
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Chapter 5 Section 800.5(1) Criteri
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Chapter 5 An archaeological monito
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Chapter 5 included in this section
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Chapter 5 that extends along Bolsa
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Chapter 5 Table 5-4 Economic Impac
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Chapter 5 residents and visitors.
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Chapter 5 5.7.3.5 Effects Related
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Chapter 5 Harmony Cove Residential
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Chapter 5 desalination facility ut
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Chapter 5 abundance of mosquitoes
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Chapter 5 Table 5-5 Summary of Pot
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Chapter 6 6.2 Refuge Goals, Object
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Chapter 6 Objective 1.1 - Californ
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Chapter 6 affecting reestablishmen
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Chapter 6 Objective 1.6 - Protect
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Chapter 6 Objective 2.3 - Control
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Chapter 6 Objective 2.6 - Restore
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Chapter 6 for migratory birds thro
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Chapter 6 Alternative A B C
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Chapter 6 Goal 4: Further strength
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Chapter 6 public outreach at on- a
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Chapter 6 describes when and how m
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Chapter 6 Native American Graves P
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Chapter 6 (The Service lands and w
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Chapter 6 Water Quality Conservati
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Chapter 6 CCP, additional staff wi
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Chapter 6 Table 6-3 (continued) Pr
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7 References Cited Anderson, J., F.
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References Cited California State W
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References Cited Extension Toxicolo
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References Cited Kus, B.E. 1990. St
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References Cited National Marine Fi
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References Cited Robinson, W.W. 197
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References Cited Underwood, J. and
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References Cited U.S. Fish and Wild
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