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<br />OQ;)157 <br /> <br />park exists. Of particular significance are the plans for and the <br />availability of other park and recreation facilities within the region at <br />the Federal, State, and local levels, as well as those of the private sector <br />for the accommodation of visitors, access to the national parks, the <br />roads within them, wildlife habitat, etc. Accordingly, the Master Plan <br />Team first analyzes the entire region in which the park is located and <br />the many factors that influence its management. <br /> <br />Moreover, where national parks and national forests adjoin, such as <br />Mount Rainier, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks, the <br />National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service formalized, in 1963, a <br />joint effort to analyze the resources and visitor needs and develop <br />cooperative plans for the accommodation of these requirements which <br />will best insure the achievement of both of our missions. This program <br />formalizes and broadens the informal efforts made for many years by <br />many park superintendents and forest supervisors to coordinate <br />management programs, including visitor facilities and services. Such <br />cooperative programs are authorized by section 2 of the act of August <br />25,1916, establishing the National Park Service. <br /> <br />ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES <br /> <br />Master Plan <br />A Master Plan wi II be prepared for each area to cover specifically all <br />Resource Management, Resource Use, and Physical Development <br />programs. An approved Master Plan is required before any development <br />program may be executed in an area. <br /> <br />Master Plan Teams <br />All Master Plan Teams should be composed of members having <br />5 different professional backgrounds, such as ecology, landscape <br />architecture, architecture, natural history, park planning, resource <br />management, engineering, archeology, and history. Where available <br />funds and program needs permit, the study teams for the national parks <br />should include outstanding conservationists, scientists, and others who <br />possess special knowledge of individual parks. Also, the teams should <br />consult with authorized concessioners during the Master Plan study. <br /> <br />land Classification <br />A sound system of evaluation and classification for lands and waters in <br />a park or monument is a prerequisite for master planning. This is <br />necessary to provide proper recognition and protection of park <br />