Sitka Visitor Circulation and Experience Plan Newsletter, Summer 2024

Sitka National Historical Park welcomes all interested persons to participate in the development of its Visitor Circulation and Experience Plan. The purpose of the Sitka National Historical Park Visitor Circulation and Experience Plan is to protect and preserve the park's unique resources while providing visitor access to experience and meaningfully connect with the cultural and natural landscapes.

This plan is needed to address a number of management issues including 1) vehicular congestion and pedestrian crowding near the parking lots and surrounding that degrades the visitor experience and contributes to safety concerns; 2) crowding at key destinations that impacts visitor experience and cultural and natural resource preservation; 3) current infrastructure and facilities that are inadequate to accommodate current and projected visitor use; and 4) visitor crowding along trails that degrades the visitor experience, contributes to resource impacts, and impacts visitor opportunities to connect with cultural and natural resources.

The National Park Service encourages all members of the public and community to play a role in outlining the park's future by sharing their thoughts on key issues and potential management strategies to improve visitor access and experience and protect park resources within Sitka National Historical Park. The project team will consider public input while developing the plan.

For more information on Sitka National Historical Park, please visit the park's website at: https://www.nps.gov/SITK.

To provide feedback, please click on the link below to reach the park planning website for Sitka National Historical Park or write to the National Park Service using the address below. Please submit comments between June 24 - August 7, 2024.

To hear more information and share ideas directly with NPS staff, please attend the in-person meeting on Thursday, July 11th. Click on "Meeting Notices" for more information.

Topic Questions Instructions:

While all comments are welcome and appreciated, it is most helpful if you respond to as many of the following questions as you can.

Topic Questions:

1. What do you most value about your experiences at Sitka National Historical Park?

2. What are some of the key issues that impact your desired experience at the park?

3. What do you think about the draft potential solutions presented in this newsletter?

4. Do you have any additional ideas to suggest to the planning team?

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