Preserving National Park Resources on America's Freshwater Coast: The National Park Service Strategy for the Great Lakes
Thompson JL, Moraska Lafrancois B, Glase J, Krumenaker B, Ellin PM, Bruff GL. 2009. Preserving National Park Resources on America's Freshwater Coast: The National Park Service Strategy for the Great Lakes. Pages 15. In National Park Service: Western Great Lakes Research Conference. Ashland, Wisconsin. April 1-2, 2009. National Park Service. Ashland, Wisconsin. Seventh Annual
The National Park Service launched an initiative intended to focus attention on ocean and Great Lakes park marine resources. The 2006 NPS Ocean Park Stewardship Action Plan calls for an increased understanding of marine ecosystems and human interactions, restoration of impacted natural and cultural resources, and new measures to enhance park resource management efforts. The attention focused on the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration established through Executive Order 13340, and the intergovernmental strategy document it produced in 2005 have prompted related questions about how the priorities of the various agencies active in the Great Lakes, including the NPS, complement these efforts. Specific goals and action items identified in the NPS Ocean Park Stewardship Action Plan will be addressed in the Midwest Region Great Lakes Strategy. The strategy will be periodically reviewed and revised as action items are completed and as additional tasks are identified.