This Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Refuge Improvement Act) (Public Law 105-57; 111 Stat. 1253). An Environmental Assessment (EA), as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), was prepared with the draft CCP.