# National Wildlife Refuge System Planning Policies (602 FW 1-4) for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Notification of final policies. · Published 2024-04-18 · Effective 2024-04-01 · 89 FR 27689
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-07265
- **Category:** wildlife-refuge
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 27689
- **Publication date:** 2024-04-18
- **Effective date:** 2024-04-01
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2023-0024
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the updated planning policies, 602 FW 1-4, for the National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System). The purpose of the policy revisions is to update the Refuge System's refuge management by incorporating landscape conservation plans and consideration of climate change and other anthropogenic forces in refuge management.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/18/2024-07265/national-wildlife-refuge-system-planning-policies-602-fw-1-4-for-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-service)
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