Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10/10/2002

Fire Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact statement for the Fire Management Plan for Guadalupe Mountains National Park. This effort will result in a new wildland fire management plan that meets current policies, provides a framework for making fire- related decisions, and serves as an operational manual. Development of a new fire plan is compatible with the broader goals and objectives derived from the park purpose that governs resources management. In cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, State of Texas, and neighboring private land owners, attention will also be given to resources outside the boundaries that affect the integrity of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Alternatives are based on internal scoping done by National Park Service staff on March 12 and 13, 2002. Besides the No-action alternative, preliminary alternatives include the proposed Two-Fire Management Unit alternative and Cooperative Watershed Plan alternative. The No-action alternative maintains the current 1996 Fire Management Plan strategy of suppression, prescribed natural fire, and presc