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Draft General Management Plan / Wilderness Study


The General Management Plan (GMP) portion of this document describes the general path the NPS intends to follow in managing the park for the next 15 - 20 years. Issues addressed by the GMP relate to protection of fundamental park resources and values, management of new park lands, public access, crowding/overuse, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, and development and use around the park. The Wilderness Study portion of this document provides a public forum for evaluating new lands within the expanded boundary for possible recommendation to Congress for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
 
Comment Period: Closed        Apr 17, 2006 - Jun 30, 2006
Document Content:
Summary, Table of Contents, Chapter 1   (995.2 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 2: Alternatives   (1.8 MB, PDF file)
Chapter 3: Affected Environment   (1.1 MB, PDF file)
Chapter 4: Environmental Consequences   (663.5 KB, PDF file)
Appendixes A - F   (3.6 MB, PDF file)
Appendixes G - J   (4.9 MB, PDF file)
Summary: Draft GMP / WS / EIS   (55.0 KB, Word file)
Frequently Asked Questions   (39.5 KB, Word file)
MAP: NPS Preferred Alternative   (354.6 KB, PDF file)
MAP: No Action Alternative   (250.2 KB, PDF file)
MAP: Three Public Nodes Alternative   (327.6 KB, PDF file)
Powerpoint: Draft GMP / WS / EIS   (1.4 MB, PDF file)
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