Environmental statement : proposed master plan : Acadia National Park; Maine (draft)

U.S. National Park Service; United States.  National Park Service

Report is an environmental impact statement relating to the master plan for Acadia National Park. Contents include: Description of the proposal, preface, land acquisition and boundary change, interpretation, development and land use concepts, land classifications, interrelationships with other agencies and projects; Description of the environment, regional overview, the state, the park, legislative background of the park, natural environment, geology and physiography, soils, climate, fire history, natural habitats, fauna, status of endangered species, socioeconomic environment, historical resources, existing structures, probable future environment without the proposal; Environmental impacts of the proposed action, impacts on the socioeconomic environment, impacts on land use and development, impacts on park management, impacts on wildlife and natural habitats, impacts on environmental quality, impacts on cultural resources; Mitigating measures included in the proposal; Any adverse effects that cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; The relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources that would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented; Alternatives to the proposed action, no action, alternatives pertaining to land acquisition and boundary changes, alternatives pertaining to specific actions; Consultation and coordination with others, consultation and coordination in the development of the proposal and in the preparation of the draft environmental statement, Coordination in the review of the draft environmental statement /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ACADIA NATIONAL PARK/