Resource stewardship strategy summary: Acadia National Park, Maine
National Park Service. 2023. Resource stewardship strategy summary: Acadia National Park, Maine. National Park Service
From 'intent of this summary document': "This summary document is intended to provide readers with a snapshot of the resource stewardship strategy for Acadia National Park. For the sake of simplification and abbreviation, this unit of the national park system will also be referred to as “the park” or ACAD in this document. The document serves as a communication tool that complements the evolving RSS desktop application that is updated to reflect the progress and changing needs of resource stewardship over time. This summary is not intended to describe all of the elements in the resource stewardship strategy; instead, the summary focuses on those aspects of the strategy that are essential for communicating information about the park’s plan to address management issues and seize opportunities for those resources identified as priority natural and cultural resources. This document includes a summary of key issues, stressors, and threats affecting park resources; the park’s priority resources and their components; stewardship goals for priority resources; and stewardship activities determined to be priorities for the next three to five years. The document concludes with a brief description of future RSS implementation. Remember that implementation of the resource stewardship strategy is an ongoing process, with necessary updates and revisions occurring as resource and management conditions change and stewardship activities are carried out."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2023-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
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