Foundation Document - Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument

To effectively manage a national park unit and plan for its future, a basic understanding of a park's resources, values, and history is needed - a foundation for planning and management. These are called foundation documents. Foundation documents are at the core of each park's planning portfolio.

Each foundation document aims to answer critical questions such as:

What is the purpose of this park?
Why was it included in the national park system?
What makes it significant?
What are its fundamental resources and values?
What legal and policy requirements, special mandates, and administrative commitments apply to this park?
What are the park's key planning and data needs?

The Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument Foundation Document was completed in 2016.

Document Content:

VIIS_VICR_FD_2016.pdf   (9.7 MB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.