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

condition. It is meant to stand the test of
time and reflect the park's purpose and
significance. It expresses the
management philosophy for the park and
what the park is to be like in the future.

Specific objectives capture the essence of
the vision, providing clarity and
priorities. These objectives are issue.,
resource., or geographic. specific. They
may include products to be produced or
conditions to be attained or maintained.
As a whole, objectives are interrelated
and interdependent on one another. The
specific objectives provide a basis for
allocating resources and define
management regions in the park

Management prescriptions can be either
geographically or programmatically
based, or a combination of both.
Geographic prescriptions describe
characteristics of the management region
for which they were developed and
define the outputs, activities, and projects
for that region. Programmatic
prescriptions are not tied to a specific
management region. They address
resource goals in the context of a large
area, such as air quality. The rationale for
defining regional boundary delineations
is included in the planning document.

Management prescriptions for each
region are based on the character and
condition of the resource involved. They
are not only tied to local or park.wide
needs but also take into consideration
factors beyond park boundaries. A
common theme provides a foundation for
the plan, while prescriptions define
strategies to meet objectives compatible
with the theme.

The plan provides general or strategic
guidance and is not detailed, specific, or

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highly technical in nature. Highly
technical environmental analysis is to be
done when funds become available to
begin design of facilities, if prescribed by
the management plan, when site.specific
impacts can be addressed. Prior to
implementation, all undertakings
(including mitigation measures) will be
subject to Section 106 review and
compliance in consultation with the State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and
the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP).

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THE NATIONAL PARK
SYSTEM

The national park system represents a
collection of our national heritage and
includes many of the nation's most
outstanding and significant natural,
cultural, historic, and recreational
resources. Each unit contains resources
and values that makes it somcthing
special-even nationally significant.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison and
Curecanti are two such units, each filling
a particular niche in the system, The
"niche" filled by each park is defined by
its park purpose.

The National Park Service's purpose of
conserving resources-whether they be
natural, cultural, historic, or
recreational-recognizes the importance
of preservation as an active management
tool. This preservation principal respects
both natural and human relationships and
emphasizes the value of maintaining land
for the purpose of preserving natural
ecosystems, historic significance, and
outstanding recreational opportunities.

Balanced against the protection and
preservation of these resources is the