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Dear Friends, Neighbors and Partners,
I am pleased to announce that the National Park Service (NPS) has completed a Visitor Use Management Plan for Dry Tortugas National Park.
This plan tiers from the 2001 general management plan amendment (GMPA), further articulating the goals set out therein and addressing visitor use issues and opportunities that have emerged or have become better understood since the general management plan amendment was written and approved.
The park welcomes thousands of visitors every year while protecting and preserving the resource for which the park was designated. Visitor use management has been identified as a key issue and priority planning need for the park to enhance visitor experiences and avoid or minimize natural and cultural resource impacts. This plan identifies strategies, actions, and monitoring that will guide visitor use management at Dry Tortugas National Park.
This plan is designed to provide guidance for management of visitor use-related issues in the park. Additional project-specific planning and environmental compliance efforts may be required to implement actions identified in the plan. All future efforts would include an analysis of potential effects and employ relevant department and agency standards and guidelines, as well as coordination with stakeholders, academic institutions, local governments, and state and federal agencies, as appropriate. Therefore, individual actions identified in this plan will be evaluated for their compliance and stakeholder needs at a time when those projects are ready for implementation.
The management strategies identified in this plan will be accomplished over the years as the plan is implemented based on the availability of funding and staffing capacities. Strategies will also be updated and adjusted as needed.
The Visitor Use Management Plan can be accessed at the Documents List on the left side of this page.
Thank you for your interest in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Pedro M. Ramos
Superintendent
Park Manager
305-224-4422
I am pleased to announce that the National Park Service (NPS) has completed a Visitor Use Management Plan for Dry Tortugas National Park.
This plan tiers from the 2001 general management plan amendment (GMPA), further articulating the goals set out therein and addressing visitor use issues and opportunities that have emerged or have become better understood since the general management plan amendment was written and approved.
The park welcomes thousands of visitors every year while protecting and preserving the resource for which the park was designated. Visitor use management has been identified as a key issue and priority planning need for the park to enhance visitor experiences and avoid or minimize natural and cultural resource impacts. This plan identifies strategies, actions, and monitoring that will guide visitor use management at Dry Tortugas National Park.
This plan is designed to provide guidance for management of visitor use-related issues in the park. Additional project-specific planning and environmental compliance efforts may be required to implement actions identified in the plan. All future efforts would include an analysis of potential effects and employ relevant department and agency standards and guidelines, as well as coordination with stakeholders, academic institutions, local governments, and state and federal agencies, as appropriate. Therefore, individual actions identified in this plan will be evaluated for their compliance and stakeholder needs at a time when those projects are ready for implementation.
The management strategies identified in this plan will be accomplished over the years as the plan is implemented based on the availability of funding and staffing capacities. Strategies will also be updated and adjusted as needed.
The Visitor Use Management Plan can be accessed at the Documents List on the left side of this page.
Thank you for your interest in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Pedro M. Ramos
Superintendent
Contact Information
Glenn SimpsonPark Manager
305-224-4422