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Use Plans for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National
Parks and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
2003
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2004
Planning Documents
Please
be sure to email comments on planning documents to grte_planning@nps.gov.
This address will route your comments directly to park planning
personnel.
Elk-Bison Environmental
Impact Statement
Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Park Service are developing a plan
for managing bison and elk in the National Elk Refuge and
Grand Teton National Park. Management issues being addressed
include bison and elk ecology, loss and degradation of elk
winter range, the number of elk and bison inhabiting the refuge
and park, population control measures, forage management,
winter feeding, disease management, and the restoration of
habitats damaged by elk and bison. The planning schedule deadlines
have changed to the following dates:
DEC 2004: Draft Planning Document/EIS released to the public
JAN 2005: Public Meetings
MAR 2006: Final Planning Document/EIS released to the public
APR 2006: Record of Decision
For more information visit
http://bisonandelkplan.fws.gov
Transportation
Plan
Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)
Grand Teton National Park
is currently working on the development of a transportation
plan. The transportation plan will build on the findings of
the Grand Teton National Park Transportation Study, which
was completed in 2001. The effectiveness of different modes
of transportation in meeting visitor travel needs will be
analyzed, including park roads, transit, bicycles and pedestrians.
This analysis will lead to the identification of a preferred
alternative for future transportation services in the park.
It is currently unknown as to when the draft transportation
plan will be released to the public. For more information
reference: 09/2004
newsletter
General Management
Plan (GMP)
Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)
In 2005, Grand Teton National Park
will begin the multi-year process of creating a new General
Management Plan (GMP) for Grand Teton National Park and the
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. This project will
focus on the mission of the units and create a vision of future
desired conditions regarding resource preservation, opportunities
for visitor use, facilities and operations, and coordination
with partners. It will provide the framework for park management
decisions for the next 15-20 years. Public scoping/workshops
are tentatively scheduled to begin FY2006.
Teton Science
School Rehabilitation
and Improvement of Infrastructure
Environmental
Assessment (EA)
Grand Teton National Park,
in conjunction with the Teton Science School, is proposing
infrastructure improvements to the Kelly Campus of Teton Science
School, located within Grand Teton National Park. The proposed
improvements to infrastructure at the Teton Science School
and the proposed adaptive use of the historic Hunter Hereford
Barn to meet housing and administrative needs are the subject
of this Environmental Assessment. Public scoping was held
from April 25 - May 24, 2003. The public release of the Teton
Science School Rehabilitation of Infrastructure and Adaptive
Use of Historic Structures Environmental Assessment is scheduled
for April 2004. For more information reference: news
release, scoping notice,
environmental assessment
White Grass
Ranch Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use
Environmental
Assessment (EA)
The National Park Service
proposes to rehabilitate and adaptively use the White Grass
Ranch Historic District in Grand Teton National Park as a
western historic preservation training and technology center.
The center would offer instruction on the preservation and
rehabilitation of historic structures in the Intermountain
West. The public scoping period for the project was held from
February 17 - March 21, 2004. The public release of the White
Grass Ranch Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use Environmental
Assessment is scheduled for the summer of 2004. For more information
reference: news release,
scoping notice,
environmental assessment
part 1, environmental
assessment part 2
Spring Gulch
Road Employee Housing Project
Environmental
Assessment (EA)
Grand Teton National Park
is preparing an Environmental Assessment to analyze impacts
resulting from a proposal to construct employee housing for
park staff on the south end of Spring Gulch Road. This project
would also involve the extension of Spring Gulch Road for
a distance of up to 500 feet. Grand Teton National Park faces
a critical shortage of housing for both permanent and seasonal
employees. New employee housing units would be clustered in
or near already developed areas and would incorporate sustainable
design features. The NPS held a Public Scoping Open House
for this project on March 2, 2004 at the Jackson Hole Middle
School in Jackson, Wyoming. Comments were accepted on the
project through March 26, 2004. The public release of the
Spring Gulch Road Employee Housing Project Environmental Assessment
is scheduled for the fall of 2004. For more information reference:
news release, scoping
notice
Fire Management
Plan (FMP)
Environmental
Assessment (EA)
Grand Teton National Park
is updating their Fire Management Plan and preparing an Environmental
Assessment to evaluate potential impacts to the natural and
cultural environment from proposed fire management activities
in Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Memorial Parkway in Wyoming. The plan will provide direction
and establish specific procedures for all fire program activities
for managing fire on an ecosystem level. The fire management
program, carefully guided by resource management goals, will
protect and perpetuate natural and cultural resources and
their associated natural processes. The NPS held an open house
on April 24, 2003 at the Jackson Hole Middle School to give
the public an opportunity to learn more about the park's fire
management program and proposed revisions to the Fire Management
Plan. The public release of the Fire Management Plan/Environmental
Assessment is scheduled for late summer of 2004. For more
information reference: news
release, scoping notice,
or visit http://www.nps.gov/grte/fire/fire.htm.
Fire
Management Plan EA 1.5 mb; Fire
Management Plan EA: Appendices 1.7 mb; Fire
Management Plan: Biological Assessment
Adaptive Reuse
of Lucas/Fabian Property
Environmental
Assessment (EA)
The NPS plans to adaptively
reuse the Lucas/Fabian Property in Grand Teton National Park
for an Artist-In-Residence (AIR) program. The property is
considered historically significant under Criterion A of the
National Register for its association with western settlement/agricultural
development and with regional conservation. Located 4½
miles north of Moose, Wyoming, the property was listed in
the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, and consists
of four cabins, a storage shed, a garage, a pump house, an
outhouse and a power house. The AIR program would offer opportunities
for visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers,
writers, composers and craft artists to live and work on the
property. Public scoping was held in October 2003, seeking
comments on issues, alternatives, concerns and other considerations
on the AIR proposal. The public release of the Adaptive Reuse
of Lucas/Fabian Property Environmental Assessment is scheduled
for late summer of 2004. For more information reference: news
release, scoping notice
Concessions
Documents
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CFR 51: Concession Management Regulations
PL105-391: Title IV: NPS Concessions
Management
NPS Management Policies:
Chapter 10: Commercial Visitor Services
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