Cultural Resource Management Plan
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The National Park Service (NPS) announces its intent to prepare a Cultural Resources Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (CRMP/EIS) for Isle Royale National Park (ISRO), Michigan.
This notice initiates the public scoping process for the CRMP/EIS. Comments may be submitted in writing at any time; however comments are most useful if they are made before July 1, 2013. Notices of any public scoping meetings regarding this CRMP/EIS, including specific dates, times, and locations, will be announced in the local media; in project newsletters; on the project website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ISROcrmp; or may be obtained directly by contacting the Superintendent at the address below.
The purpose of the formal public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the CRMP/EIS. All interested persons, organizations, agencies, and Tribes are encouraged to submit comments and suggestions on issues and concerns that should be addressed in the CRMP/EIS, and the range of appropriate alternatives that should be examined. Preliminary work leading up to this formal phase in the planning process serves to inform the agency on primary issues and potential preliminary options.
The CRMP/EIS will address the general management, preservation, public use, and interpretation of cultural resources island-wide. The process is expected to take several years. The National Park Service formed an interdisciplinary planning team to produce the plan in consultation with the public, tribal and state governments, and other interested parties. The initial scoping launched the planning process with a series of public listening sessions at locations throughout the region.
Isle Royale's cultural resources reflect 4500 years of human endeavor and include: prehistoric mining and occupation sites, American Indian and Euro-American historic mining and fishery sites, lighthouses, shipwrecks, and historic resorts and summer homes. They demonstrate a complex interaction of people and the role they played in shaping the human and physical landscapes on Isle Royale. Presently, the National Park Service manages its cultural resources according to directives defined in the Park's General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS 1998) without specific guidance for a number of cultural resource themes and topics. The proposed Cultural Resources Management Plan and accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) seeks to define sustainable management practices for all significant cultural resources found on Isle Royale, including archeological sites, cultural landscapes, historic structures, ethnographic resources, and museum objects.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) is posted as a separate document and on the following website:
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/03/15/2013-06001/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-cultural-resources-management-planenvironmental-impact-statement-for
Planning and legislation documents relevant to the CRMP are available on the main Isle Royale website at: http://www.nps.gov/isro/parkmgmt/planning.htm
Primary Contacts for CRMP:
Phyllis Green - Superintendent
Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
Liz Valencia: Chief of Interpretation and Cultural Resources
Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
906.487.7153 (Houghton)
906.487.7170 (fax)
liz_valencia@nps.gov
Seth DePasqual: Cultural Resource Manager, NEPA Specialist
Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
906.487.7146 (Houghton)
906.487.7170 (fax)
seth_c_depasqual@nps.gov
This notice initiates the public scoping process for the CRMP/EIS. Comments may be submitted in writing at any time; however comments are most useful if they are made before July 1, 2013. Notices of any public scoping meetings regarding this CRMP/EIS, including specific dates, times, and locations, will be announced in the local media; in project newsletters; on the project website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ISROcrmp; or may be obtained directly by contacting the Superintendent at the address below.
The purpose of the formal public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the CRMP/EIS. All interested persons, organizations, agencies, and Tribes are encouraged to submit comments and suggestions on issues and concerns that should be addressed in the CRMP/EIS, and the range of appropriate alternatives that should be examined. Preliminary work leading up to this formal phase in the planning process serves to inform the agency on primary issues and potential preliminary options.
The CRMP/EIS will address the general management, preservation, public use, and interpretation of cultural resources island-wide. The process is expected to take several years. The National Park Service formed an interdisciplinary planning team to produce the plan in consultation with the public, tribal and state governments, and other interested parties. The initial scoping launched the planning process with a series of public listening sessions at locations throughout the region.
Isle Royale's cultural resources reflect 4500 years of human endeavor and include: prehistoric mining and occupation sites, American Indian and Euro-American historic mining and fishery sites, lighthouses, shipwrecks, and historic resorts and summer homes. They demonstrate a complex interaction of people and the role they played in shaping the human and physical landscapes on Isle Royale. Presently, the National Park Service manages its cultural resources according to directives defined in the Park's General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS 1998) without specific guidance for a number of cultural resource themes and topics. The proposed Cultural Resources Management Plan and accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) seeks to define sustainable management practices for all significant cultural resources found on Isle Royale, including archeological sites, cultural landscapes, historic structures, ethnographic resources, and museum objects.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) is posted as a separate document and on the following website:
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/03/15/2013-06001/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-cultural-resources-management-planenvironmental-impact-statement-for
Planning and legislation documents relevant to the CRMP are available on the main Isle Royale website at: http://www.nps.gov/isro/parkmgmt/planning.htm
Primary Contacts for CRMP:
Phyllis Green - Superintendent
Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
Liz Valencia: Chief of Interpretation and Cultural Resources
Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
906.487.7153 (Houghton)
906.487.7170 (fax)
liz_valencia@nps.gov
Seth DePasqual: Cultural Resource Manager, NEPA Specialist
Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
906.487.7146 (Houghton)
906.487.7170 (fax)
seth_c_depasqual@nps.gov
