2008 Alaska Park Science Symposium
October 14, 2008
A Foundation for Planning and Management at Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and Noatak National Preserve
Joan B. Darnell1
1Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service, Anchorage, USA
This paper presents the recently completed Foundation Statement for two arctic park units in Alaska, Bering Land Bridge and Noatak National Preserves. New National Park Service (NPS) General Management Planning (GMP) guidance calls for every park to develop a formal statement of its core mission. This “Foundation Statement” provides park staff, stakeholders and the general public an introduction to the park and basic guidance for all decisions to be made about a park. A Foundation Statement contains a park purpose statement, multiple significance statements, and lists the fundamental resources and values that are critical to the significance of the area. Foundation Statements also identify primary interpretive themes and key mandates, providing the framework needed to understand the historic and contemporary roles, conditions, and issues surrounding each National Park unit.
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