Management Policies
National Park Service. 1988. Management Policies. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
This report includes: Part One: Management of the National Park System. 1, Introduction. 2, Park System Planning. 3, Land Protection. 4, Natural Resource Management (General [Basic Management Concepts; Planning for Natural Resource Management; Science and Research; Inventory and Monitoring; Natural Resource Collections; Special Designations; Cooperation with Others]; Biological Resource Management [Animals; Landscapes and Plants]). From introduction of Chapter 4, Natural Resource Management: The natural resource policies of the National Park Service (NPS) are aimed at providing the American people with the opportunity to enjoy and benefit from natural environments evolving through natural processes minimally influenced by human actions. The natural resources and values that the Park Service protects are described in the 1916 NPS organic act and in the enabling legislation or executive orders establishing the parks. These resources and values include plants, animals, water, air, soils, topographic features, geologic features, paleontologic resources, and aesthetic values such as scenic vistas, natural quiet, and clear night skies. Some of these resources and values are protected both by NPS authorities and by other statutory authorities, such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Wilderness Act.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1988
- Publisher
- National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Units
- CACO , HIST , KLMN , PETR , SODN
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, ehistory, Geology, History, Inventory & Monitoring, Laws-Legislation, Management, Natural Resources, Paleontology, Plant Studies, Policies, Policy, Policy Making, Research & Studies