Final environmental statement : master plan : Acadia National Park; Maine

United States.  National Park Service

Contents include: Description of the proposal, preface, land acquisition and boundary change, land acquisition policies, interpretation, development and land use concepts, land classification, interrelationships with other agencies and projects; Description of the environment, regional overview, the state, the park and surrounding area, legislative background of the park, natural environment (geology and physiography, soils and mineral resources, climate, fire history, natural habitats, fauna, status of endangered species, utilization of natural resources), socioeconomic environment, cultural environment, 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 be 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 or 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; 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; Appendices, properties included for acquisition, public law 94-565, registered national historic and national landmarks in Maine, native wildlife, zones of potential conflict and critical areas, land acquisition--alternative B.3, alternative 4 correspondence, including text, historical compliance, consultation and coordination, existing sewage disposal systems, proposed sewage disposal systems. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ACADIA NATIONAL PARK