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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3) Traditional climbing activities that use low-
impact techniques and equipment are supported
through a climbing management plan.

4) A strategy has been developed to identify
acceptable limits of impacts, monitor
backcountry use levels and resource conditions,
and take prompt corrective action when
unacceptable action and impacts occur.

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· THE RIVER - Provide for visitor
enjoyment of park resources, consistent with
the management of the area for wilderness
values.

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Conditions to be attained:

] ) Development is I imited in accordance with
wilderness values.

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2) Visitors experience the river in a wilderness
setting that offers solitude, the natural sounds of
a wild river, and minimal contact with other
people.

3) The river flow and regime are managed (in
concert with other entities) to closely
approximate natural conditions and systems.

4) A strategy has been developed to identify
acceptable limits of use, monitor backcountry
use levels and resource conditions, and take
prompt corrective measures when unacceptable
actions or impacts occur.

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· THE WAY IN - Provide visitors
nontechnical or nonmechanized access to the
CLIFFS AND INNER CANYON and THE
RIVER using natural topography.

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Conditions to be attained:

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l) Development is limited in accordance with
wilderness values.

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2) Visitors have a wilderness experience along
these access routes-an experience that is
associated with solitude, minimal contact with
other people, and nontechnical or
nonmechanized access.

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3) A strategy has been developed to identify
acceptable limits of use, monitor backcountry
use levels and resource conditions, and take

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prompt corrective measures when unacceptable
actions or impacts occur.

Issue-Specific Objectives

· FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
SURROUNDING THE PARK - Help
cooperatively guide the appropriate
development of lands surrounding the park
so that they do not adversely affect the park
environment. Parks contain both tangible
and intangible resources. Tangible natural
and cultural features include animals, plants,
waters, geologic features, historic buildings
and monuments, and archeological sites.
Intangible qualities include natural quiet,
solitude, space, scenery, scenic vistas, a
sense of history, sounds of nature, and clear
night skies. These attributes are important
both to the conservation of resources and to
their use and enjoyment by the public. Two
areas could potentially negatively impact the
park environment from inappropriate
development of surrounding lands-water
quality and aesthetics.

Conditions to be attained:

l) A strategy for a local community baseline
information system has been developed to
provide a better understanding of the physical
and ecological processes that shape and
contribute to the evolution of Black Canyon and
the Gunnison Basin.

2) Viewsheds remain generally natural as seen
from within the park.

3) A cooperative strategy for appropriate private
land development adjacent to Black Canyon and
on access routes leading into the park has been
developed with land management agencies,
private landowners, county planning entities,
and transportation agencies, so that impacts to
water quality and aesthetic quality of the park
experience have been reduced.

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