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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augmentation, and reintroduction of
extirpated species) is done as needed. Uses
are controlled or dispersed if necessary to
protect reSOtlfces. A_ backcountry permit
system is implemented if resources or
solitude is threatened.

Cultural Resource Management. Cultural
resources selected to illustrate interpretive
themes and those listed on or eligible for
listing on the National Register of Historic
Places would receive stabilization. A
cultural resource management plan would be
prepared to guide management decisions and
address the treatment of individual sites.
Coordination and consultation with the State
Historic Preservation Officer would be part
of the process.

Facilities. No developments are allowed,
and there are only minimum modifications to
the natural environment. Rustic signs, cairns,
and primitive trails may be present. No
facilities are present in this zone. Additional
facilities are provided only if they are
essential to protect resources. Designated
camping may be required in some areas to
protect resources, but no developed
campsites are allowed.

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Maintenance. Maintenance activities serve
to protect resources and restore areas
disturbed by human activities. There is no
recurring maintenance. Power tools are not
allowed unless the superintendent determines
that such tools are necessary to respond to a
life- or resource-threatening emergency.

Semi-Primitive Nonmotorized

Management accommodates visitors wishing
to experience each park's superlative natural
and cultural resources by foot or horse.
Inter-party and NPS contacts are less
frequent than those in developed or rural
motorized prescriptions and opportunities
for solitude are less limited in this area than

in others. Contacts are less frequent during
midweek and off-season periods, when
opportunities for solitude and seclusion

would be greater.

The landscape setting appears predominantly
natural, although evidence offacilities that
blend with surroundings may be present.
Encounters with other people are occasional
and there is some evidence of human use.
There is no motorized access.

Challenge ranges from low to high according
to visitors' abilities. Moderate to extensive
resource management activity is required to
mitigate impacts associated with visitor use
levels. Naturalness would be emphasized,
but some human alterations and intrusions
would be evident.

Visitor Experience. This area brings the
visitor in direct contact with many of the
park's natural and cultural resources. The
natural character of the semi-primitive
nonmotorized area is maintained while
providing interpretation and trail and cross-
country access for large numbers of visitors.
This area provides a sense of being immersed
in a natural landscape and feels somewhat
distant from most comforts and
conveniences. The only facilities present are
unpaved trails and rustic camping facilities.

A variety of on-site interpreti ve media is
used to present the primary park themes and
provide orientation and information.
Interpretation and information are provided
by rangers within Black Canyon. A permit
system could be implemented for camping
and use in both trailed and cross~country
areas.

Curecanti Only. Hunting and trapping are
allowed, but are regulated by state law and
special NPS directives.

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