Visitor Use Management Plan Public Comment Summary Report

During the fall of 2016, Zion National Park formally began development of a visitor use management
plan and environmental assessment through a public scoping effort. The public was asked to share their thoughts on a proposed action, as outlined in a newsletter, between October 23 and November 23, 2016.

During the public scoping period, approximately 470 people provided their comments by entering
them into the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website, providing them at
a public meeting, or mailing or emailing a comment directly to Zion National Park. The PEPC site
received comments directly from 128 people; approximately 277 people attended public scoping
meetings. See table 1 for additional information. In addition, the National Park Service offered
another online public meeting through WebEx attended by 45 people. During the open houses,
approximately 845 comments were captured on flip charts (not counting people who agreed with
what was previously written). All handwritten comments received during the public scoping open
houses were transcribed and entered into the PEPC system. In addition, 16 emails and hard copy
letters received by the National Park Service were entered into the PEPC system.
Please refer to the attached comment summary.

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