Whiskeytown National Recreation Area: Draft Foundation Document

Dear Neighbors, Friends, and Partners:

The National Park Service (NPS) is in the process of preparing a Foundation Document for planning and management at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. A Foundation Document involves revisiting a national park unit's core mission and significance, most important resources and values, and the interpretive themes that tell the park's important stories. Although the Foundation Document is not a decision-making document and does not include actions or management strategies, it describes a shared understanding of what is most important about the park. In this capacity, the Foundation Document will reestablish the underlying guidance for future management and planning decisions for the National Park Service at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.

Because many of Whiskeytown's original NPS planning documents are dated, preparing the Foundation Document is the first step for considering the park's future planning and study needs.

Your voice is important to us. Please play a role in charting the park's future by reviewing and providing comments on the draft document so that we may take your thoughts into consideration as we finalize the Foundation Document.

Please review the newsletter (located below) that introduces the draft park purpose, significance statements, fundamental resources and values and interpretive themes that make up a foundation document, and respond with your thoughts to the specific questions found below. To submit your comments, select the "Comment on Document" button below.

All comments should be submitted by December 20, 2013.

Thank you for your interest in the national treasure we call Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the park in 2015, we look forward to continuing to work with you as we plan for its future.

Sincerely,

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Park Staff

Topic Questions Instructions:

If you are mailing comments to the park, please number your responses to match the corresponding questions. All comments must be received by December 20, 2013.

Topic Questions:

1. Park Purpose. Does the draft purpose statement capture why you think Whiskeytown NRA was made a National Park Service unit?

2. Significance Statements. The draft significance statements describe what is unique about Whiskeytown NRA. Do they capture what you feel is most important?

3. Fundamental Resources and Values. The draft fundamental resources and values (FRVs) are the ideas and concrete resources that merit primary consideration for protection and management by the National Park Service. Do they capture what you think is most valuable?

4. Interpretive Themes. Do the draft interpretive themes capture what the American people should know about Whiskeytown NRA?

5. Please share any additional comments or suggestions for us to consider as we refine the draft Foundation Document.

Document Content:

Foundation Document Newsletter   (926.2 KB, PDF file) Foundation Document Draft   (2.3 MB, PDF file) Whiskeytown Enabling Legislation   (388.1 KB, PDF 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.