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Rocky Mountain NP Day Use Visitor Access Plan and Environmental Assessment


Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the park's long-range day use visitor access plan. This plan is needed to provide day use visitor access in a way that protects resources while creating opportunities for high-quality visitor experiences.


Step 1. Learn About the Issues

Rocky Mountain National Park's Day Use Visitor Access plan and EA is attached below under Document Content. Park staff also encourage you to visit the park's Day Use Visitor Access plan and EA Story Map to learn more: https://www.nps.gov/maps/stories/rocky-mountain-national-park-day-use-visitor-access-plan-and-environmental-assessment.html


Step 2. Join the Conversation

The park hosted public open houses on Tuesday, November 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Grand Lake Center in Grand Lake, Colorado and Monday, November 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Estes Valley Community Center in Estes Park, Colorado. These open houses provided an opportunity to drop in, meet with National Park Service (NPS) staff, and learn more about the EA and the proposed alternatives.

The park hosted a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, November 8 to provide opportunities for the public to learn more about the EA, ask questions of NPS staff, and learn how to provide formal written comments through the PEPC website.

A recording of the virtual public meeting is now available on the park's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsYpho41Qwc


Step 3: Share Your Comments

Park staff are eager to continue engaging with stakeholders and park visitors about the purpose and need for action; the environmental issues and impacts being addressed, and the proposed alternatives. We hope to hear from members of the public who have visited the park, local businesses, and the surrounding community. Park staff invite members of the public to submit their comments via the park's Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) website beginning October 30, 2023.

Due to a NPS server outage impacting multiple systems including the PEPC website, public comment period for the EA is extended through Monday, December 18.

Comments may also be sent to the following mailing address:

Superintendent
Rocky Mountain National Park
1000 US Highway 36
Estes Park, CO 80517

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can ask in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee we will be able to do so.


If you would like more information about the park's long-range planning efforts please visit https://go.nps.gov/romo/duvas

If you would like more information about Rocky Mountain National Park, please visit https://www.nps.gov/romo or call the park's Information Office at (970) 586-1206.
 
Comment Period: Closed        Oct 30, 2023 - Dec 18, 2023
Topic Questions Instructions:
We are eager to hear from you on the potential environmental impacts of the alternatives.

Comments that are not helpful include those that (1) vote for or against a potential management strategy or alternative without giving reasons why; (2) agree or disagree with laws, regulation, or NPS policy; (3) discuss other projects or other areas that are not related to the draft plan; and/or (4) contain vague language or open-ended questions or statements.

To be most helpful, your comments should address (1) the purpose and need for action; (2) the environmental issues/impact topics analyzed; (3) your opinions on the alternatives, including mitigation measures that could reduce potentially harmful effects; and (4) the information used to describe the affected environment and environmental consequences.

Reading the plan and EA (not just this StoryMap) is necessary to provide your feedback.
Topic Questions:
1. The NPS specifically asks for your response to the following:

(1) Do you have feedback on the accuracy or adequacy of our environmental analysis?
(2) Are there opportunities to better explain the alternatives and analysis?
Document Content:
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