Draft Environmental Assessment, North End Access and Transportation Management Plan, Cumberland Island National Seashore

This Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates alternatives, a preferred action, and their potential environmental impacts related to the proposed North End Access and Transportation Management Plan for the Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS). This EA has been prepared in accordance with NEPA and regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR 1508.9). The NPS has developed this North End Access and Transportation Management Plan as mandated by legislation (Public Law 108-447) enacted by Congress in December 2004. The legislation directs the NPS to initiate motorized visitor access to historic sites located adjacent to the wilderness at the north end of Cumberland Island National Seashore, located in Camden County, Georgia. The plan also addresses visitor transportation over the entire island, including high visitor-use areas such as the island docks, the Dungeness Historic District and Ruins, beach access points, Sea Camp, Stafford Historic District, and the Plum Orchard Mansion and Historic District. This action is needed to comply with the legal mandate and intention of Congress that NPS enhance access to and understanding of the many natural and cultural resources on the island while also addressing health and safety, accessibility, and mobility issues for island visitors.

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Draft Environmental Assessment, North End Access and Transportation Management Plan   (3.7 MB, PDF file) EA Appendix A: Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act (2004)   (74.8 KB, PDF file) EA Appendix B: Biological Assessment   (729.6 KB, PDF file) EA Appendix C: Choosing by Advantages Report   (101.1 KB, PDF file) Executive Summary, Draft EA, Transportation Management Plan   (32.5 KB, Word 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.