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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
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In 1998, the National Park Service (NPS) conducted a special resource study of Moton Field that outlined steps for commemorating the valuable contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen to the World War II effort. The study included specific recommendations for the preservation, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of 15 historic structures at Moton Field. On November 6, 1998, Public Law 105-355 established the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site for inclusion in the National Park System.
This enabling legislation describes the roles of the NPS and its partners, Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Airmen, in the development of the park. Today, the NPS now owns approximately 44 acres of Moton Field, with an additional 46 acres to be acquired in the future in accordance with the enabling legislation.
The legislation also provides detailed information on how the park will be managed, developed, and operated. Mandates to implement alternatives C and D, as described in the study, were included in the legislation. Alternative C is currently serving to help guide the initial overall development and mangement of the park. Alternative D will be implemented after an agreement is reached with Tuskegee University on the development of the Tuskegee Airmen National Center (TANC).
All parks in the National Park System require the development of a long range overarching plan known as the General Management Plan (GMP). The purpose of the GMP is to lay out a far-reaching direction for managing Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site for the next 15 to 20 years. The GMP represents the broadest level of planning conducted by the NPS and provides guidance for future park resource conditions, visitor experiences, and the kinds and levels of development in the park.
The GMP for Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site aims to ensure that the requirements of the enabling legislation are implemented. A central principle of the GMP is the need for it to complement the initial development now underway at the park and to support the long term preservation of the historic landscape (buildings, grounds, and related features) as it appeared in 1945.
National Park Service
Southeast Regional Office
100 Alabama Street, 1924 Bldg.
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-507-5708
This enabling legislation describes the roles of the NPS and its partners, Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Airmen, in the development of the park. Today, the NPS now owns approximately 44 acres of Moton Field, with an additional 46 acres to be acquired in the future in accordance with the enabling legislation.
The legislation also provides detailed information on how the park will be managed, developed, and operated. Mandates to implement alternatives C and D, as described in the study, were included in the legislation. Alternative C is currently serving to help guide the initial overall development and mangement of the park. Alternative D will be implemented after an agreement is reached with Tuskegee University on the development of the Tuskegee Airmen National Center (TANC).
All parks in the National Park System require the development of a long range overarching plan known as the General Management Plan (GMP). The purpose of the GMP is to lay out a far-reaching direction for managing Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site for the next 15 to 20 years. The GMP represents the broadest level of planning conducted by the NPS and provides guidance for future park resource conditions, visitor experiences, and the kinds and levels of development in the park.
The GMP for Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site aims to ensure that the requirements of the enabling legislation are implemented. A central principle of the GMP is the need for it to complement the initial development now underway at the park and to support the long term preservation of the historic landscape (buildings, grounds, and related features) as it appeared in 1945.
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Amy WirschingNational Park Service
Southeast Regional Office
100 Alabama Street, 1924 Bldg.
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-507-5708