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    Fire Island

    National Seashore New York

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General Management Plan

Fire Island National Seashore General Management Plan (GMP)

1977 GMP/EIS

2006 GMP Public Scoping

GMP Foundation Documents GMP E-Newsletters
 
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Follow the progress at the National Park Service's Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) web site:

 
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The Fire Island Community Character Study report is now available on-line.
For more information, see:
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/FireIslandCommunityCharacter

 
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Learn more!

 
Cover of GMP Newsletter 2, April 2010

The public comment period for the preliminary management alternatives has ended, but feedback is always welcome.

Fire Island National Seashore GMP Newsletter 2, April 2010 Preliminary Management Alternatives was available for public review and comment from April 24 through September 6, 2010.

This newsletter describes draft proposed management alternatives for the park. Public input is critical at this point to assist the National Park Service in refining the alternatives for presentation in a formal Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS), and the identification of the NPS preferred alternative.

While the comment period has ended for these documents, feedback is always welcome:

  • Via e-mail: fire_island_gmp@nps.gov
  • Fax to 617-223-5164
  • Mail to this address:
    Fire Island National Seashore GMP
    15 State Street
    Boston MA 02109
    Attn: Ellen Carlson, Project Manager

 
View of bayside dock and small community of Kismet as seen from atop the Fire Island Lighthouse, with a ribbon of sandy beach glowing from the pink sunset.

View from Fire Island Lighthouse, looking east toward Kismet.

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Where Will Fire Island Go From Here?
You Can Help Shape a New General Management Plan

In preparation for the park's new General Management Planning (GMP) process, park staff and planners have spent undertaken a series of dialogues on critical park and community issues over the past few years. During the summer of 2006, Fire Island National Seashore launched this process with public scoping meetings. During scoping, a variety of stakeholders shared their ideas of important park values and issues of concern, including the overall management of the Seashore.

Additional stakeholder meetings and workshops were conducted in 2007 and 2008, and foundation documents were revisited. In 2009 and 2010, preliminary management alternatives were crafted and were available for public review and comment.

Your participation is vital at each step of the process to ensure that we consider all stakeholders' issues and concerns, and to be sure that we capture all issues regarding the comprehensive preservation and management of park resources-both for today and for future generations. Help us shape Fire Island National Seashore's future.

For More Information
Contact Us or send your comments to:
fire_island_gmp@nps.gov

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