Bryce Canyon resource management plan
Bryant R and Foster D. 1996. Bryce Canyon resource management plan
This resource management plan is to document what is known of the natural and cultural resources of the park and to give direction in managing those resources to preserve them for continued use and enjoyment by not only this, but succeeding generations. The plan includes inventories, baseline studies, mitigation measures, manipulation and other management techniques to this end. This document changes through time. As new concepts arise, new projects statements will be developed. As projects are completed, a summary report will be added. Bryce Canyon National Park is a portion of a much larger ecosystem. The park comprises only a portion of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Precipitation on the park enters two drainages, the Colorado River System and the Basin and Range territory. As part of these larger ecosystems, Bryce Canyon National Park must interact with the Dixie National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, private landowners, and several political entities. In the past, most studies dealing with plants and animals were limited to the park boundary. In the recent past we have been sharing data with the surrounding agencies and have cooperated in several studies. This plan is also used to seed funding, inform universities of potential research projects, and to inform new park staff members of projects completed and those that still need effort.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Bryant, Richard; Foster, Dan
- Date of Issue
- 1996
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Studies, Atmospheric Sciences, Community, Development, Habitat, Land Use, Management, Management/Administration, NCPN springs literature 2003, Physical Sciences, Planning, Plant Studies, Resource Management, Visitor Impact, Wilderness