Curecanti National Recreation Area: Personal Watercraft Use Environmental Assessment
National Park Service and USDI. 2003. Curecanti National Recreation Area: Personal Watercraft Use Environmental Assessment. NPS D-89. National Park Service. Gunnison, CO
Curecanti National Recreation Area (Curecanti) was established in 1965 to provide for conservation of scenic, natural, historic, archaeological, and wildlife values. The goal of the National Recreation Area is to provide for public use and enjoyment while ensuring visitor safety, resource preservation and conservation. Curecanti is located on U.S. Highway 50 (U.S. 50), west of Gunnison Colorado. The purpose of and need for taking action is to evaluate a range of alternatives and strategies for managing personal watercraft (PWC) use at Curecanti to ensure protection of park resources and values while offering recreational opportunities as provided for in the national recreation area's authorizing memorandum of agreement, purpose, mission, and goals. Upon completion of this process, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Park Service (NPS) may either take action to adopt special regulations to manage PWC use, or it msy not reinstate PWC use at this park unit.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service; USDI
- Date of Issue
- 2003-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ARD , CURE , WRD
- Keywords
- Air Quality, Clemson, environmental justice, ordinances, Policies, pwc, shoreline vegetation, Socioeconomics, SOUNDBIB, Visitor Experience, Water Quality, watercraft use, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat