Cape Krusenstern National Monument Foundation Statement

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Dear Interested Organization or Citizen:

On behalf of the Alaska Region of the National Park Service, I am pleased to announce the release of the Foundation Statements for Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park. Enclosed are copies for your information and reference. I anticipate these documents will be useful for both the National Park Service as well as those with interest in Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park.

A Foundation Statement clearly and concisely articulates the purposes for which a park unit was established and identifies what is most important about that unit. It is grounded in the enabling legislation for that unit and based on knowledge acquired since its establishment. It contains a purpose statement and multiple significance statements and lists the fundamental resources and values that are critical to the significance of the unit. A Foundation Statement also identifies primary interpretive themes and key legal mandates, providing the framework needed to understand the historic and contemporary roles, conditions and issues surrounding the park unit.

We welcome your feedback on this Foundation Statement and invite you to use it as both a reference for fundamental information about Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park, and for future park planning and management efforts. Our next steps are to complete an analysis of the status of resources and values identified in these Foundation Statements and to identify planning needs. Your feedback would be most helpful if received by May 15th, 2010. Please provide it in writing to the Alaska Regional Office at the following address:

National Park Service - Alaska Region
Joan Darnell, Team Manager
Environmental Planning and Compliance
240 W. 5th Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska, 99501
(907) 644-3526

For additional information on Foundation Statements for Alaska's national parks, please contact Joan Darnell at 907-644-3526. For information on the Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park Foundation Statements, please contact the Western Arctic National Parklands Superintendent at the above address or at 907-442-8301.

We appreciate your interest in and involvement with Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park.

Sincerely,

George Helfrich
Superintendent, Western Arctic National Parklands


Contact Information

National Park Service - Alaska Region
Joan Darnell, Team Manager
Environmental Planning and Compliance
240 W. 5th Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska, 99501
(907) 644-3526