General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Park Service. 2002. General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
This General Management Plan/ Environmental Assessment (GMP/EA) presents and analyzes alternative management options for the National Park Service (NPS) at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. The NPS has identified potential consequences and environmental impacts of each of the alternatives. The GMP/EA identifies one of these management options as the course of action preferred by the NPS for Saugus Iron Works. Public Law 95-625 (Nov. 10, 1978) requires that all parks be managed through an approved General Management Plan (GMP). This is the first General Management Plan for Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. The National Park Service prepares General Management Plans as conceptual documents. They are intended to establish and articulate a management philosophy and framework for decision-making and problem-solving in parks. A GMP usually provides guidance over a 10-15 year period. NPS policy directs that development be the minimum necessary for park operations and be consistent with cultural and natural resource preservation. Actions called for in a GMP or in subsequent implementation plans are accomplished over time. Budget restrictions, requirements for additional data or legal compliance, .ind competing park priorities may prevent immediate implementation of many proposed actions. Major or especially costly actions could he implemented ten or more years into the park's future. The National Park Service rakes an interdisciplinary approach to planning. A core team of staff skilled in the fields of history, landscape architecture, architecture, community planning, natural resource management, cultural resource management, historic preservation, interpretation, and museum collections management composed the planning team for this document. The core team worked in consultation with representatives of the Town of Saugus, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the Saugus Historical Commission (SI-IC), the Governor's Office on Disability, the Saugus River Watershed Council (SRWC), and other local groups and organizations. The planning process and format of this document are in compliance with applicable NPS guidelines, laws, regulations, policies and Executive Orders.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2002-04
- Units
- SAIR
- Keywords
- alternative, Environmental Impact, Framework, Management, Philosophy, Planning