Development Concept Plan: Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park

National Park Service, Acadia National Park

From Introduction: "This document presents the development concept plan for the Isle au Haut portion of Acadia National Park. A development concept plan builds on the management and development decisions made in the Assessment of Management Alternatives, and specifies the concepts which direct the siting and design of facilities in comprehensive design drawings. The management objectives on which the plan is based were established in the general management planning process and in park legislation are: 1. To preserve the natural remote island environment of the Isle au Haut portion of Acadia National Park. 2. To provide the park visitor with a high quality experience of this remote island environment. 3. To minimize or eliminate those adverse impacts that park visitation has on park resources and the local community. 4. To cooperate with the Town of Isle au Haut in its efforts to maintain the character and viability of the local island community. The legislation specifically states the mandate that "to the maximum extent practicable, no development or plan for the convenience of park visitors shall be undertaken which would be incompatible with the preservation of the flora, fauna, or the physiographic conditions now prevailing ... ". This plan defines the chosen development concept alternative which meets park needs, management objectives and NPS policy. It also carries the support of the surrounding community."