The primary role of the Medicine Lake NWR Complex is to conserve its diverse wetlands and grasslands as a "refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife." This draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) will guide management of these lands for the next 15 years.

This Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was prepared to guide management actions and direction for the refuge. Fish and wildlife conservation will receive first priority in management; wildlife-dependent recreation will be allowed and encouraged as long as it is compatible with, and does not detract from, the mission of the refuge or the purposes for which it was established.

This is a summary of the draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a comprehensive conservation plan by 2012 for each national wildlife refuge.

The purpose of the Draft CCP/EA is to develop a proposed action that best achieves the refuge purpose; attains the vision and goals developed for the refuge; contributes to National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System) mission; addresses key problems, issues and relevant mandates; and is consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management.