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Development Concept Plan & Environmental Assessment for New Lands of Shiloh NMP
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Shiloh National Military Park has begun a planning process to complete a Development Concept Plan (DCP) to provide management guidance for new lands added to the National Military Park since 2000. The National Park Service is currently requesting public input on preliminary ideas for the development and management of new lands incorporated into the park over the last few years. Please help inform the management of the park's outstanding resources by participating in the planning process by providing your comments on the ideas presented in the attached newsletter (see the "open for comment" link) and/or attending a public meeting (see the "meeting notices" link).
Shiloh National Military Park was established in 1894 to preserve the scene of the first major battle in the western theater of the Civil War. Initially, the park contained about 3,900 acres of the Shiloh battlefield and the Shiloh National Cemetery in southwestern Tennessee. The Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act of 2000 (PL 106-271, 16 USC. 430f-6) significantly expanded the park's boundary by creating the Corinth Battlefield Unit of the park. The boundary was again expanded through Public Law 110-161 121 Stat. 2122 on December 26, 2007, and again through the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act) of 2019, bringing the total authorized acreage of Shiloh National Military Park to approximately 9,200 acres.
To date, just over 6,800 acres of the park's authorized boundary is under NPS management with about 5,400 at the Shiloh Battlefield Unit (including the newly added Fallen Timbers site), approximately 600 acres at the Corinth Battlefield Unit, and approximately 850 acres at the Davis Bridge Battlefield Unit.
Currently, there is no management plan to guide restoration of the park's new lands or to direct interpretive planning and development for visitor access at them. The park's new lands currently have varying degrees of access, interpretation, signage, and visitor opportunities. This DCP will serve as a General Management Plan (GMP) update for the new lands, which were not part of Shiloh National Military Park when the existing GMP was finalized. General management planning is required for every unit of the national park system, and the DCP will ensure that the national military park has a defined direction for resource protection and visitor use. The plan will focus on achieving and maintaining the park's resource conditions and visitor experiences over time. The plan will consider previous planning work, public input received during this planning process, and planning priorities consistent with the national military park's purpose.
Shiloh National Military Park was established in 1894 to preserve the scene of the first major battle in the western theater of the Civil War. Initially, the park contained about 3,900 acres of the Shiloh battlefield and the Shiloh National Cemetery in southwestern Tennessee. The Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act of 2000 (PL 106-271, 16 USC. 430f-6) significantly expanded the park's boundary by creating the Corinth Battlefield Unit of the park. The boundary was again expanded through Public Law 110-161 121 Stat. 2122 on December 26, 2007, and again through the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act) of 2019, bringing the total authorized acreage of Shiloh National Military Park to approximately 9,200 acres.
To date, just over 6,800 acres of the park's authorized boundary is under NPS management with about 5,400 at the Shiloh Battlefield Unit (including the newly added Fallen Timbers site), approximately 600 acres at the Corinth Battlefield Unit, and approximately 850 acres at the Davis Bridge Battlefield Unit.
Currently, there is no management plan to guide restoration of the park's new lands or to direct interpretive planning and development for visitor access at them. The park's new lands currently have varying degrees of access, interpretation, signage, and visitor opportunities. This DCP will serve as a General Management Plan (GMP) update for the new lands, which were not part of Shiloh National Military Park when the existing GMP was finalized. General management planning is required for every unit of the national park system, and the DCP will ensure that the national military park has a defined direction for resource protection and visitor use. The plan will focus on achieving and maintaining the park's resource conditions and visitor experiences over time. The plan will consider previous planning work, public input received during this planning process, and planning priorities consistent with the national military park's purpose.