Natural resources management plan for Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns National Park and National Park Service, Southwest Regional office. 1974. Natural resources management plan for Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico. Carlsbad, New Mexico
A Natural Resources Management Plan is a strategic planning document and a key factor in good management and preservation of the monument's resource. This plan is a set of project statements which include proposed actions for implementation as well as 5-year programming sheets for maintenance and research actions. Other sections of the plan serve as an introduction and a set of parameters. Project statements are determined on the basis of approved Management Objectives and Land Classification., Management Constraints and Completed Research serve as guidelines for projects. The Plan serves the Superintendent in two ways: 1) as a manual for maintenance activities that will preserve the environment or achieve an environmental status quo to comply with Park Service Standards, and 2) a set of research projects and priorities that are designed to obtain additional information for management and interpretation.