WSPC02286

• 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: 10/1/1997
• Title: General Management Plan 2-Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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impactsl minimally impacts visitor
experience of a wild canyon setting, and
blends with the natural landscape,

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· CLIFFS AND INNER CANYON -
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:

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1) Development is limited in accordance with
wilderness values.

2) Visitors have a wilderness experience
offering solitude and minimal contact with
other people,

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:

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I) Development is limited in accordance with
wilderness values.

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
to the extent possible, consistent with the
CRSP Act and Colorado water law,

4) A strategy has been developed to identify
acceptable limits of change, monitor
backcountry use levels and resource

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conditions, and take prompt corrective
measures when unacceptable actions or
impacts occur.

· THE WAY IN - Provide visitors non.
technical or non.mechanized access to
the CLIFFS AND INNER CANYON and
THE RIVER using natural topography,

Conditions to be attained:

I) Development is limited in accordance with
wilderness values.

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

3) 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.

Issue-Specific Objectives

· FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
SURROUNDING THE PARK-
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

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