[Draft] Restoration of Cumberland Gap and the wilderness road: Development concept plan, intrepretive prospectus, environmental assessment
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 1989. [Draft] Restoration of Cumberland Gap and the wilderness road: Development concept plan, intrepretive prospectus, environmental assessment
This Development Concept Plan/Interpretive Prospectus/Environmental Assessment(hereafter referred to as DCP) amplifies recommendations regarding restoration of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, which were made in the 1979 Master Plan, and it serves as the intermediate step between the Master Plan and comprehensive design...This DCP presents alternatives for restoration, along with proposals for interpretation, visitor use and development, and associated impacts on the visitor experience and the environment. Three action alternatives are presented - complete, partial, and minimal revegetation. They all address proposals for restoration and revegetation of the Gap and Wilderness Road; management of Cudjo Caverns, a cave whose entrance is along US 25 E within 1/2 mile of the Gap; and visitor parking and access to the Gap and Cudjo Caverns.The alternatives differ primarily in their degrees of restoration and provisions for visitor use and new facilities. A fourth alternative, no restoration, is also presented. Alternative 2,partial restoration, is the National Park Service's preferred alternative.