Finding of No Significant Impact, Climbing Management Plan, Acadia National Park
National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 1997. Finding of No Significant Impact, Climbing Management Plan, Acadia National Park. National Park Service. Acadia National Park
This memorandum records the management alternative selected by the National Park Service (NPS) for climbing management at Acadia National Park. This decision was made after public review and comment on a Draft Climbing Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (National Park Service 1996) and after careful consideration of legislative mandates, applicable regulations, and NPS policies. Background and need for action: An increase in rock climbing over the last fifteen years has led to crowded conditions at popular climbing areas and unacceptable effects on natural and cultural resources at Acadia National Park (ANP). The recognition of these effects, coupled with an NPS climbing management initiative, prompted park staff to address climbing management issues. Climbing must be actively managed to preserve park resources and provide high quality experiences for climbers and other visitors. The report continues to provide a full background of the planning, public involvement, the alternatives considered, and the rational for the decision. Attachment 2: Synthesis of Public Comments and Responses to Specific Public Comments on the DCMP. Attachment 2: Collateral Compliance Letters. The last attachment is a copy of the Climbing Management Plan, July 1997
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Date of Issue
- 1997-07-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park, Assessment, Climbing (Recreational), Cultural resource (inventory, Human Impacts, Management, management), Recreation, Terrestrial, Visitor Impacts