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2012 - El Malpais Wilderness Newsletter
This newsletter presents the planning and public comment process to begin drafting a Wilderness & Backcountry Management Plan for El Malpais National Monument.
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Comment Period:
Closed
Feb 28, 2012 - Mar 30, 2012
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| Topic Questions Instructions: |
| When you write your response to these questions, please indicate which topic or question number you are responding to, if possible. For example: " #2 - I feel that the Park Service and BLM can..." This will help us organize and compile public comments. |
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1. What resource protection, visitor use, and experience opportunities are appropriate in wilderness and backcountry areas? |
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2. How can wilderness management be best coordinated with adjacent BLM wilderness lands, given each agency’s mission? |
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3. What concerns do American Indian nations have regarding traditional use and access to traditional cultural properties? How could the protection of cultural resources contribute to wilderness values? |
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4. How should the monument’s caves, along with their associated natural resources, be protected while allowing for a wilderness experience? |
| 5. How should popular routes be marked without compromising visitor safety, solitude, or the undeveloped quality of the wilderness? |
| 6. How can we foster public understanding and support of wilderness values? |
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El Malpais Wilderness Newsletter
(886.9 KB, PDF file)
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