Refuge Update – September/October 2005, Volume 2, Number 5

Ravaged by Nature, page 3 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left millions of dollars of damage in their wake. Focus on…Comprehensive Conservation Planning, pages 10-14 What does it take to draft a first-rate CCP? How does a refuge reach out and communicate with partners and community? Baby Switch in High Places, page 21 Refuge biologists in California successfully swap a fertile for an infertile egg and the condor parents are none the wiser. Invasive Plant Mapping, page 9 Volunteers using state-of-the-arttechnology are helping to map and control invasive plants.