White Wolf Lodge and Duplex Cabin Rehabiliation Environmental Assessment

The National Park Service is proposing to rehabilitate the White Wolf Main Lodge building and Duplex Cabins to address structural, operational, and visitor experience concerns. The following goals guided development of the preferred alternative for the White Wolf Rehabilitation:

• Maintain the character of the buildings and site, including significant historic features and cultural landscape characteristics
• Construct drainage features to control erosion and to protect building foundations
• Increase accessibility for park visitors and concessioner staff under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Improve operational efficiency, particularly in the Main Lodge building kitchen.
Alternatives development was broken into five components: Site Accessibility, Cabin Accessibility, Lodge Foundation and Drainage, Cabin Foundations and Drainage, and Service and Support. Two or more design alternatives were developed for each of these components. Each initial alternative was assessed for how it best met the following criteria:
• Preserves the character of the space
• Preserves the historic cultural landscape of the site
• Meets the National Park Service stated goal (under Director's Order #42) for providing universal access
• Preserves the natural landscape
• Maintains the historic sense of arrival for visitors approaching in vehicles along the roadway

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