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Environmental Sciences

1999

Utah State University

Park

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Water Resources Management Plan Arches National Park And Canyonlands National Park, United States Department Of The Interior National Park Service Jan 1999

Water Resources Management Plan Arches National Park And Canyonlands National Park, United States Department Of The Interior National Park Service

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This Water Resources Management Plan describes the water resources of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and the issues affecting them. This plan provides detailed descriptions of the hydrologic environment in both parks, discussion of management issues developed in two scoping sessions, and management directives in the form of project statements. Typically, a Water Resources Management Plan is preceded by a scoping meeting held at the park. In this case, the Southeast Utah Group of parks (Southeast Utah Group), which includes Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument, held two scoping meetings. The first scoping session, held …


Management Alternatives And Environmental Assessment, Mormon Row Historic District Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States, Department Of The Interior, National Park Service Jan 1999

Management Alternatives And Environmental Assessment, Mormon Row Historic District Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States, Department Of The Interior, National Park Service

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Few people visiting Mormon Row today realize that the six remaining homesteads constitute about a fifth of those that once defined the Mormon Row community. Time and the harsh climate have taken an extreme toll. Most structures that remain stand abandoned and in need of repair. The farms are not interpreted and most visitors probably do not even know that the historic area is within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park. Nevertheless, the area receives a light but steady amount of visitation. Visitors remark about inadequate parking, lack of interpretation, the deteriorated condition of many of the historic structures, …