WSPC01202

• File Number: 8210.761.09
• Description: Colorado River-Federal Agencies-US NPS-Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: General Management Plan 1-Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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preservation, scientific study, education,
conservation, and historical use.

Resource-Specific Ob.iectives

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· AIR - Perpetuate and preserve
outstanding air quality in the monument,
which reflects its critical importance to
visitor enjoyment, human health, scenic
vistas, and the preservation of natural
systems and cultural resources consistent
with the aims of a designated Class I airshed.

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Conditions to be attained:

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I) Facilities and activities within parks are in
compliance with Clean Air Act requirements,
including state and local regulations.

2) Information and tools needed to document air
quality conditions have been acquired.

3) A strategy to use available information to
remedy existing and prevent future air pollution
effects on park resources and values has been
developed.

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· CULTURAL RESOURCES - Protect,
preserve, and develop cultural resources for
public enjoyment, interpretation, and
scientific research.

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Conditions to be attained:

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1) Cultural sites-archeological and historic-have
been inventoried and documented; significant
sites are preserved including Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) components-North
Rim Road and Pulpit Rock and Dragon Point
overlooks.

2) An understanding of the significance of the pre-
history of the area has been attained and
communicated to the public.

3) A strategy has been developed that helps define
and interpret the importance of exploration,
settlement, and development of the region,
including its mining and agricultural history.

4) In concert with Curecanti National Recreation
Area, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the
Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association,
a strategy has been developed to identify and
interpret the significance of water development

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in the west and its subsequent impacts on the
Black Canyon.

5) The importance of local support for the
estabEsh!!!.er!.t of the carlyon as a cO!TIpor!.e!lt of
the national park system and subsequent
expansion and creation of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison Wilderness has been identified
and highlighted.

· INTERPRETATION - Interpretation
objectives are integrated and linked with the
resource management program.

Conditions to be attained:

1) The interpretive program connects the visitor to
the park's resources, builds a local and national
constituency, and gains public support, which in
turn meets the objective of protecting park
resources.

2) An outreach component of the program provides
vital information to protect resources and gain
public support through schools, organizations,
and partnerships.

· PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES-
Protect and preserve paleontological
resources, including both organic and
mineralized remains in body or trace form,
for public enjoyment, interpretation, and
scientific research.

Conditions to be attained:

I) The extent of paleontological resources has been
identified, inventoried, and protected.

2) Through interpretive opportunities. the public
gains an understanding of the significance of the
paleontological resources and the role they play
as a component of the park.s geological!
zoological story.

· SCENIC VALUES AND SOUND-
Maintain a full spectrum of tangible and
intangible attributes for which the national
monument was established. Park areas
contain various tangible natural and cultural
features such as animals, plants, waters,
geologic features, historic buildings and
monuments, and archeological sites. They

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