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The National Park Service is starting the process of preparing a Foundation Document for planning and management for Shenandoah National Park. The Park would like to invite the public to join in this effort.
A Foundation Document involves revisiting the Parks core purpose and significance, most important resources and values, and the interpretive themes that tell Shenandoah's important stories. The Foundation Document is not a decision-making document and does not include actions or management strategies. It describes a shared understanding of what is most important about the Park. In this capacity, the Foundation Document will reestablish the underlying guidance for future management and planning decisions for Shenandoah National Park. Because many of the Parks original planning documents are out of date, preparing the Foundation Document is the first step for considering Shenandoah's future planning and study needs.
The National Park Service invites you to play a role in charting the Parks future by sharing your thoughts on what is most important about Shenandoah National Park, and to help identify its most pressing threats and its greatest opportunities. Park staff will take your thoughts and feedback into consideration as they prepare the Foundation Document. You may submit your feedback here from March 14, 2014 through April 4, 2014 by responding to five questions about the Parks significance, threats, and opportunities.
Shenandoah National Park lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in north central Virginia. The Park consists of more than 197,400 acres of mountains, forests, meadows, streams, and historically significant areas. Perhaps its most well known feature is the Skyline Drive, a 105-mile scenic roadway. With 40% of Shenandoah congressionally designated Wilderness, it is one of the largest Wilderness areas east of the Rockies. The Park boasts abundant wildlife and diverse plant life, 500 miles of hiking trails, including 101 miles of the famous Appalachian Trail, as well as several historically significant landmarks including Skyland, Rapidan Camp, and numerous structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
3655 US Hwy 211 East
Luray, VA 22835-4702
A Foundation Document involves revisiting the Parks core purpose and significance, most important resources and values, and the interpretive themes that tell Shenandoah's important stories. The Foundation Document is not a decision-making document and does not include actions or management strategies. It describes a shared understanding of what is most important about the Park. In this capacity, the Foundation Document will reestablish the underlying guidance for future management and planning decisions for Shenandoah National Park. Because many of the Parks original planning documents are out of date, preparing the Foundation Document is the first step for considering Shenandoah's future planning and study needs.
The National Park Service invites you to play a role in charting the Parks future by sharing your thoughts on what is most important about Shenandoah National Park, and to help identify its most pressing threats and its greatest opportunities. Park staff will take your thoughts and feedback into consideration as they prepare the Foundation Document. You may submit your feedback here from March 14, 2014 through April 4, 2014 by responding to five questions about the Parks significance, threats, and opportunities.
Shenandoah National Park lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in north central Virginia. The Park consists of more than 197,400 acres of mountains, forests, meadows, streams, and historically significant areas. Perhaps its most well known feature is the Skyline Drive, a 105-mile scenic roadway. With 40% of Shenandoah congressionally designated Wilderness, it is one of the largest Wilderness areas east of the Rockies. The Park boasts abundant wildlife and diverse plant life, 500 miles of hiking trails, including 101 miles of the famous Appalachian Trail, as well as several historically significant landmarks including Skyland, Rapidan Camp, and numerous structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Shenandoah National Park3655 US Hwy 211 East
Luray, VA 22835-4702