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

MANAGEMENT
PRESCRIPTIONS

Management prescriptions denote how
blocks of land within the park will be
managed in the future. These are strategic
in nature and are established through the
general management planning process. They
set a broad framework for the human use of
parklands, providing for a variety of visitor
experiences, ever mindful of the Service's
commitment to preserve parklands for future
generations.

Management prescriptions (known as
prescriptions) are common to all alternatives
and provide direction for specific areas of
land within a park. Prescriptions articulate
management for an area of land considering
visitor experience, access, natural resources,
cultural resources, facilities, and
maintenance. Prescriptions combined in
different ways identify the alternatives and
are shown on each alternative's map as well
as being described in the text.

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Each alternative represents a different theme
for management and is based on the purpose,
significance, and management objectives
outlined in the park's statement for
management. The prescriptions consider the
capability of lands used to support identified
uses as described within each resource
opportunity area. They provide a framework
for further site-specific planning and
management decisions on the use and the
protection of resources. Prescriptions have
been tailored for use in Curecanti NRA and
Black Canyon NM.

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The prescription concept includes four land-
based (primitive, semi-primitive
nonmotorized, motorized rural and
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developed), three water-based (semi-
primitive free-t1owing t1atwater, semi-
primitive t1atwater, and t1atwater), and two
special (scenic easements and protected
resource area) management prescription
areas. The following table summarizes land-
based prescriptions based on setting,
experience, and activities.

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