There will be a public meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 E. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee, on the proposal to establish a new national wildlife refuge in Florida.

The 150,000-acre Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area, as proposed, would include land in Osceola County, most of it along the Kissimmee River Valley. Portions of the proposed refuge also would be in Polk, Indian River, Okeechobee and Highlands counties.

The meeting, the first of four, will provide the public an opportunity to hear a presentation on the proposal and related studies and to ask questions, submit comments, ideas and concerns. Other meetings are planned for Sebring (Feb. 4), Okeechobee (Feb. 9) and Vero Beach (Feb. 10).

How to get more information

For more information on this proposal and to view a map of the study area, visit: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/greatereverglades/.

For more information on the Greater Everglades Partnership Initiative and to view a map of all three study areas, see the Fact Sheet at: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/greatereverglades/pdf/

GreaterEvergladesFactsheet.pdf.

To get on the mailing list for the proposed Everglades Headwaters NWRCA, fill out and scan/e-mail back or mail in this form: http:// www.fws.gov/southeast/greatereverglades/pdf/MailingListRequest.pdf.

How to submit

comments

To comment on the proposal, send an e-mail to EvergladesHeadwatersProposal

@fws.gov. Send mail to Everglades Headwaters Proposal, PO Box 2683, Titusville, FL 32781-2683; fax to 321-8611276; or attend one of the public meetings.

Comments must be received by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Feb. 28 to ensure their consideration.