Blue Ridge Parkway Needs YOUR Opinion
Message from Suzette Molling, Park Environmental Protection Specialist, Blue Ridge Parkway
We want to hear from the public and concerned citizens so that we can make the most informed decisions concerning alternatives on park projects. Broad public involvement and a shared understanding of the decision making process as it progresses is critical to the success of Parkway projects and the long-term protection and enjoyment of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Public review periods provide an opportunity for the public to help us shape the future of the Blue Ridge Parkway. These documents can range from site-specific impact analyses on facility locations to broader park-wide plans for future use and management of the park. To see all of the publicly available plans and environmental documents for the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as the National Park Service, please go to the NPS Planning Web site at:
http://parkplanning.nps.gov.
Or you may also contact Suzette Molling, Park Environmental Protection Specialist, at 828/271-4779 ext. 219.
These are the current NPS projects open for comment at the present time:
Parkway Extends Closing Date to May 31, 2008 for Public Comment on General Management Plan Alternatives Newsletter. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/blri In the window that appears, select General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, then select Document List, then select Blue Ridge Parkway Newsletter Volume 5, Spring 2008. That will take you to several files, graphics and text that describe the alternatives. To go directly to the document, visit http://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10419
Parkway Seeks Public Input For Vista Management within Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel Habitat. Click on this link: new/PIN 11396-Scoping News Release.pdf
Blue Ridge Parkway Guardrail Installation Plan and Environmental Assessment (GIPEA). Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=14214
Blue Ridge Parkway Regional Destination Visitor Center. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10354
Environmental Assessment for a right-of-way permit for Watauga County Board of Education. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=12703
Exotic Plant Management Plan/Environmental Assessment. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10198
Gypsy Moth Treatments - 2007 Spray. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=18053
Installation of Donation Boxes on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=15778
Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=18306
Moses Cone Developed Area Management Plan (DAMP). Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10347
Mt. Pisgah Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Environmental Assessment. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10423
Repair of Active Landslide and Reconstruction of Roadway Pavement at MP 270.3. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10058
Roanoke Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway Trail Plan. Click on this link: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10392
