The purpose of this Master Plan is to give overall guidance for the protection, use, and development of Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge during the next ten to twenty years. By describing activities needed to attain long-range management goals, this Master Plan establishes a comprehensive framework for refuge management that will: ensure consistency with national and regional Fish and Wildlife Service policy and direction; facilitate a timely response to current and anticipated threats to the refuge environment; provide continuity in refuge management; guide inventory and research efforts; and substantiate funding requests.
