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This Winter and Shoulder Season Plan is a visionary document that explores ideas for management of the winter and shoulder seasons in Denali without committing the park to any course of action.
If and when the park decides to take action on any of the ideas contained in this plan, those actions will be proposed and analyzed using NEPA compliance and appropriate environmental documentation.
This process of pre-NEPA planning followed by NEPA compliance and environmental analysis is outlined on the planning page of the Denali National Park website: https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/upload/Planning-and-NEPA-Compliance-Process-3-18-19.pdf
Although the Winter and Shoulder Season Plan is not a NEPA environmental document, Denali is committed to robust public engagement and input as the plan is developed. The steps below describe the process of creating the plan.
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Begin planning process - Spring 2018
Step 2. Preliminary plan concepts available for public comment - Fall 2018
Step 3. Incorporate public comments and refine plan concepts - Winter 2018-2019
Step 4. Write plan - Spring-summer 2019
Step 5. Plan available for public comment - Fall 2019 *
Step 6. Incorporate public comments - Winter 2019
Step 7. Begin NEPA process if any action stems from ideas in the plan - Winter-spring 2019-2020
Your input will have the most impact if you engage with the planning process when plan materials are available for public comment. The current public engagement period concludes November 15, 2019, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Additional information about the Winter and Shoulder Season Plan is available on the park's website for the plan: https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/winter-plan.htm
If and when the park decides to take action on any of the ideas contained in this plan, those actions will be proposed and analyzed using NEPA compliance and appropriate environmental documentation.
This process of pre-NEPA planning followed by NEPA compliance and environmental analysis is outlined on the planning page of the Denali National Park website: https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/upload/Planning-and-NEPA-Compliance-Process-3-18-19.pdf
Although the Winter and Shoulder Season Plan is not a NEPA environmental document, Denali is committed to robust public engagement and input as the plan is developed. The steps below describe the process of creating the plan.
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Begin planning process - Spring 2018
Step 2. Preliminary plan concepts available for public comment - Fall 2018
Step 3. Incorporate public comments and refine plan concepts - Winter 2018-2019
Step 4. Write plan - Spring-summer 2019
Step 5. Plan available for public comment - Fall 2019 *
Step 6. Incorporate public comments - Winter 2019
Step 7. Begin NEPA process if any action stems from ideas in the plan - Winter-spring 2019-2020
Your input will have the most impact if you engage with the planning process when plan materials are available for public comment. The current public engagement period concludes November 15, 2019, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Additional information about the Winter and Shoulder Season Plan is available on the park's website for the plan: https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/winter-plan.htm