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Minute Man NHP Acoustic Resource Management Plan
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In order to protect this acoustic environment and soundscape, the National Park Service prepared this Acoustic Resource Management Plan for Minute Man NHP. The purpose of this Acoustic Resource Management Plan (ARMP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) is 1) to link acoustic resource management to existing park management direction, (2) to define the existing ambient acoustic conditions, 3) to provide objectives and standards for current and future management, and 4) to identify potential management actions designed to ensure that acoustic objectives and standards are met.
The EA evaluates two alternatives: Alternative A - No Action and Alternative B - Preferred Alternative. Alternative A represents no change from current management direction or level of management intensity and involves continuing with the present course of action expressed in existing park management documents. Alternative B includes the development of a management plan that describes appropriate and inappropriate sound sources and levels, acoustic environment objectives, acoustic indicators and standards, monitoring approaches and protocols, and methods for modifying the plan using an adaptive management approach.