Appalachian National Scenic Trail Resource Management Plan
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Resource ID
1095
Access
Open
Contributed by
Appalachian Trail Museum Library
Date
September 2008
Tags - Places
Entire Trail
Document Types
Federal, Report
Document Extract
The purpose of this plan – the Appalachian Trail Resource Management Plan – is to document the Appalachian National Scenic Trail’s natural and cultural resources and describe and set priorities for management, monitoring, and research programs to ensure that these resources are properly protected and cared for. This plan is intended to provide a medium-range, 10-year strategy to guide resource management activities conducted by the Appalachian Trail Park Office and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (and other partners who wish to participate) for the next decade. It is further intended to establish priorities for funding projects and programs to manage and protect the Trail’s natural and cultural resources. In some cases, this plan recognizes and identifies the need for preparation of future action plans to deal with specific resource management issues.
The Appalachian Trail Resource Management Plan also builds upon policy guidelines set by ATC. These policies, which have been developed through an extensive policy analysis process guided by ATC’s Board, are contained in the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Local Management Planning Guide (updated 1997).