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<br />Gtiti2UJ <br /> <br />ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES <br /> <br />;. <br /> <br />" <br />,. <br /> <br />Master Plan <br />A Master Plan will be prepared for each area to cover specifically all <br />Resource Management, Resource Use, and Physical Development <br />programs. An approved Master Plan is requ ired before any <br />development program may be executed in an area. <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />. ~. <br /> <br />!' <br />-.1 <br /> <br />Master Plan Teams <br />All Master Plan Teams should be composed. of members having <br />different professional. backgrounds, such as ecology, landscape <br />architecture, architecture, natural history, park planning, resource <br />management, engineering. archeology, and history. Where available <br />funds and program needs permit, the study teams for the national <br />parks should include outstanding conservationists. scientists, and <br />others who possess special knowledge of individual parks. Also, the <br />teams should consult with authorized concessioners during the <br />Master Plan study. <br /> <br />" <br />" <br />I <br /> <br />L' <br /> <br />.,. <br />j. <br />1: <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />r <br />'-' <br /> <br />land Classification <br />A sound system of evaluation and classification for lands and waters <br />in a park or monument is a prerequisite for master planning. This is <br />necessary to provide proper recognition and protection of park <br />resources and to plan for visitor enjoyment of the values of the area. <br />The system serves, also, as a ba.sis for recommending lands for <br />"wilderness" classification in accordance with the Wilderness Act and <br />provides a basis for making many other Master Plan judgments. <br /> <br />r' <br />I <br />I <br />L. <br /> <br />E <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />The land classification system to be used is similar to that proposed <br />by the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission and <br />prescribed for application to Federal lands by the Bureau of Outdoor <br />Recreation. Under this system, lands may be segregated into anyone <br />of six classes: <br /> <br />['. <br />-~ <br /> <br />['; <br /> <br />Class I-high density recreation areas; Class II-general <br />outdoor recreation areas; Class III-natural environment <br />areas; Class IV-outstanding natural areas; Class <br />V-primitive areas, including, but not limited to, those <br />recommended for designation under the Wilderness Act; <br />.and Class VI-historic and cultural areas. Consistent with <br />the Congressionally stated purpose of national parks, a <br />park contains lands falling into three or more of these <br />classes. <br /> <br />[ <br /> <br />[ <br /> <br />r. <br /> <br />[' <br /> <br />r <br />L, <br />