National Wildlife Refuge System.

Intro -- NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGESYSTEM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE* -- ACRONYMS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- EVALUATION METHODOLOGY -- PRINCIPAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- SOG 1: Conserve Manage, and Where Appropriate, Restore Fish,Wildlife and Plant Resources and Their Habitats -- SOG 2: Provide Quality Environments with Adequate Water -- SOG 3: Ensure That Unique Values of Wilderness, Other SpecialDesignation Areas, and Cultural Resources Are Protected -- SOG 4: Welcome and Orient Visitors -- SOG 5: Provide Quality Wildlife-Dependent Recreation andEducation Opportunities -- SOG 6: Facilitate Partnerships and Cooperative Projects to EngageOther Conservation Agencies, Volunteers, Friends, and Partners inthe NWRS Mission -- SOG 7: Protect Resources and Visitors through Law Enforcement -- SOG 8: Provide Infrastructure and Equipment Adequate toSupport Mission and Maintained in Good Condition -- SOG 10: Strategically Grow the System -- SOG 11: Reduce Wildfire Risks and Improve Habitats -- SOG 12: Promote and Enhance Organizational Excellence -- PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- EVALUATION OVERVIEW AND METHODOLOGY -- THE REFUGE SYSTEM'S MISSION -- THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE -- EFFECTIVENESS RATINGS -- OPERATIONAL CONTEXT:BUDGET AND WORKLOAD TRENDS -- ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIC OUTCOME GOALS -- SOG 1: CONSERVE,MANAGE, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE,RESTORE FISH,WILDLIFE, AND PLANT RESOURCES ANDTHEIR HABITATS TO FULFILL REFUGE PURPOSES, TRUSTRESOURCE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND BIOLOGICALDIVERSITY/INTEGRITY -- Performance Rating: Partially Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 2: PROVIDE QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS WITHADEQUATE WATER -REFUGES/WMDS HAVE CLEAN AIR,WATER, AND SOILS (MEET FEDERAL AND STATESTANDARDS) AND THEY HAVE READY ACCESS TOADEQUATE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO FULFILL THEPURPOSES OF EACH REFUGE AND THE MISSION OF THENWRS.

Performance Rating: Unable to Evaluate -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 3: ENSURE THAT UNIQUE VALUES OF WILDERNESS,OTHER SPECIAL DESIGNATION AREAS, AND CULTURALRESOURCES ARE PROTECTED -- Performance Rating: Partially Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 4:WELCOME AND ORIENT VISITORS -- Performance Rating: Partially Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 5: PROVIDE QUALITY WILDLIFE-DEPENDENTRECREATION AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES -- Performance Rating: Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 6: FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATIVEPROJECTS TO ENGAGE OTHER CONSERVATION AGENCIES,VOLUNTEERS, FRIENDS, AND PARTNERS IN THE REFUGESYSTEM MISSION -- Performance Rating: Highly Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 7: PROTECT RESOURCES AND VISITORS THROUGHLAW ENFORCEMENT -- Performance Rating: Performance Rating -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 8: PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENTADEQUATE TO SUPPORT MISSION AND MAINTAINED INGOOD CONDITION -- Performance Rating: Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 9: COMPLETE QUALITY AND USEFUL COMPREHENSIVECONSERVATION PLANS ON SCHEDULE AND WITH FULLENGAGEMENT OF PARTNERS -- Performance Rating: Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 10: STRATEGICALLY GROW THE REFUGE SYSTEM -- Performance Rating: Ineffective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 11: REDUCE WILDFIRE RISKS AND IMPROVEHABITATS - REDUCE THE THREAT, RISK, AND ADVERSEEFFECTS OF UNWANTED WILDLAND FIRES BY REDUCINGHAZARDOUS FUELS, RESTORING AND MAINTAINING FIREADAPTED ECOSYSTEMS IN LOWER CONDITION CLASSES,AND IMPROVING FIRE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSIONCAPABILITIES OF THE SERVICE AND OF NEIGHBORINGRURAL AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS -- Performance Rating: Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SOG 12: PROMOTE AND ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONALEXCELLENCE.

Performance Rating: Partially Effective -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Business Management Processes -- ADDENDUM: KNOWLEDGE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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