Meeting Notices

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Interim Visitor Center Plan
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Dec 20, 2005	11:00 AM	3:00 PM		Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Visitor Center Exit 510 off I-90, HWY 212 Crow Agency, Montana 406/638-3218

National Park Service managers will be available to meet one-on-one with the public to talk about the alternatives associated with the Interim Visitor Center Plan and to listen to input from the public.



 
Description:
The National Park Service has initiated planning efforts to replace the observation room of the visitor center with a larger multi-purpose room. The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument's Interpretive Prospectus states that the park's purpose is "To preserve and protect the historical and natural resources pertaining to the battle, and provide visitors with an improved understanding of the events leading up to the battle, the sequences of activities by both military and Native American contingents on June 24-27, 1876, and the historical consequences of the results of those fateful days." The visitor center was constructed in 1952 for an annual visitation of 100,000. Today, the annual visitation has risen to about 400,000. The visitor center does not have a space large enough to show the park’s film nor an all weather location to accommodate visitors for any interpretive presentations. The current situation is unsafe and visitors to Little Bighorn Battlefield NM are not receiving a quality National Park Service experience. This interim project is viewed as a short-term solution to an immediate problem and is not intended to disrupt meeting the goals established in the General Management Plan.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
We will meet in the Visitor Center in the Observation Room.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Interim Visitor Center Plan
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Jun 25, 2006	5:00 PM	7:00 PM		Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Exit 510 off I-90, HWY 212 Crow Agency, Montana 406/638-3218

National Park Service managers will be available to meet one-on-one with the public to talk about the Interim Visitor Center Plan Environmental Assessment, pass out the newly released EA, and to listen to input from the public.

 
Description:
The National Park Service has initiated planning efforts to replace the observation room of the visitor center with a larger multipurpose room. The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument's Interpretive Prospectus states that the park's purpose is "To preserve and protect the historical and natural resources pertaining to the battle, and provide visitors with an improved understanding of the events leading up to the battle, the sequences of activities by both military and Native American contingents on June 24-27, 1876, and the historical consequences of the results of those fateful days." The visitor center was completed in 1952 for an annual visitation of 100,000. Today, the annual visitation has risen to about 400,000. The visitor center does not have a space large enough to show the park's film or an all weather, universally accessible location to accommodate visitors for any interpretive presentations. The current situation is unsafe and visitors to Little Bighorn Battlefield NM are not receiving a quality National Park Service experience. This interim project is viewed as a short-term solution to an immediate problem and is not intended to disrupt meeting the goals established in the General Management Plan.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
We will meet on the second floor of the Administrative Building, located in the employee housing area.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Interim Visitor Center Plan
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Jul 11, 2006	4:00 PM	6:00 PM		Sheraton Billings Hotel 27 N. 27th Street Billings, Montana 406-666-3308

National Park Service managers will be available to meet one-on-one with the public to talk about the Interim Visitor Center Plan Environmental Assessment, distribute the newly released EA and to listen to input from the public.


 
Description:
The National Park Service has initiated planning efforts to replace the observation room of the visitor center with a larger multipurpose room. The visitor center does not have a space large enough to show the park's film or an all weather, universally accessible location to accommodate visitors for any interpretive presentations. The current situation is unsafe and visitors to Little Bighorn Battlefield NM are not receiving a quality park experience. This interim project is viewed as a short-term solution to an immediate problem and is not intended to disrupt meeting the goals established in the General Management Plan.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Meeting location will be posted in the front lobby of the hotel or ask front desk receptionist.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Interim Visitor Center Plan
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Jul 13, 2006	5:00 PM	7:00 PM		Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Exit 510 off I-90, Hwy 212 Crow Agency, Montana 406-666-3308

National Park Service managers will be available to meet one-on-one with the public to talk about the Interim Visitor Center Plan Environmental Assessment, distribute the newly released EA and to listen to input from the public. No formal presentations are scheduled at the meeting.
 
Description:
The National Park Service has initiated planning efforts to replace the observation room of the visitor center with a larger multipurpose room. The visitor center does not have a space large enough to show the park's film or an all weather, universally accessible location to accommodate visitors for any interpretive presentations. The current situation is unsafe and visitors to Little Bighorn Battlefield NM are not receiving a quality park experience. This interim project is viewed as a short-term solution to an immediate problem and is not intended to disrupt meeting the goals established in the General Management Plan.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Meeting will take place on the second floor of the Administrative Building, located in the employee housing area.