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Yellowstone National Park » Lake Area Comprehensive Plan/EA
This plan will provide a framework for future decisions that:
• Preserve important cultural, natural, and scenic resources within the Lake developed area.
• Protect wildlife habitat and aquatic systems.
• Determine ways to enhance the visitor experience at the Lake Area.
• Establish desired future conditions for the resources and visitor experience in the Lake Area.
• Develop guidelines to respond to changing visitor and resource needs.
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Define purpose and need/develop preliminary alternatives
Step 2. Conduct external scoping
Step 3. Refine alternatives
Step 4. Identify environmental impacts
Step 5. Prepare draft plan/environmental document
Step 6. Public review of draft plan/environmental document
Step 7. Analysis of public comment
Step 8. Prepare final plan/decision document
Step 9. Release final plan/decision document to the public *
• Preserve important cultural, natural, and scenic resources within the Lake developed area.
• Protect wildlife habitat and aquatic systems.
• Determine ways to enhance the visitor experience at the Lake Area.
• Establish desired future conditions for the resources and visitor experience in the Lake Area.
• Develop guidelines to respond to changing visitor and resource needs.
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Define purpose and need/develop preliminary alternatives
Step 2. Conduct external scoping
Step 3. Refine alternatives
Step 4. Identify environmental impacts
Step 5. Prepare draft plan/environmental document
Step 6. Public review of draft plan/environmental document
Step 7. Analysis of public comment
Step 8. Prepare final plan/decision document
Step 9. Release final plan/decision document to the public *