General management plan - Fire Island National Seashore, New York
National Park Service. 1977. General management plan - Fire Island National Seashore, New York. General Management Plan. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
This general management plan outlines an environmentally sound management basis for the Fire Island National Seashore. Fire Island has long provided an exceptional recreational resource to the residents of the New York metropolitan area. In 1964, in the midst of widespread controversy over proposals for a highway extending the length of Fire Island, Congress designated approximately 26 miles of this barrier island as Fire Island National Seashore. Planning for the use of Fire Island National Seashore was begun in 1964. Since that time several plans have been proposed: The first plan was prepared in 1965, but it was not until 1967 that a plan was first adopted; and additional planning was initiated in 1971. Three plans have been proposed since 1971, none of which has received substantial public support. This general management plan is the result of planning efforts begun in July 1975. It outlines an environmentally sound management basis for the national seashore to ensure the protection and perpetuation of the beaches, dunes, and other natural features as well as to provide reasonable access and facilities for public day-use recreation.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1977
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- FIIS , HIST
- Keywords
- Cultural Resources, ehistory, Fire Island, GMP, High Dune, Land Use, lighthouse, Management, Management Legislation, Planning, Policy, Recreation, Resource Management, sunken forest, Watch Hill, William Floyd