To perpetuate migratory bird, interjurisdictional fish, and marine mammal populations. To conserve a diversity of fish, wildlife, and plants. To conserve and restore where appropriate representative ecosystems of the United States, including the ecological processes characteristic of those ecosystems. Such use includes hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. The Service is responsible for meeting all of these goals.
Purposes define the essential objective of our refuge stewardship.
They constitute a non-discretionary obligation as the legislative, legal, and administrative foundations for the administration and management of a unit of the System. This policy will not directly affect the public.