To determine and address effects of the 2006 Colorado River Management Plan (CRMP) recreational use limits and launch patterns on park resources, the National Park Service is developing a Research, Monitoring, and Mitigation Program. (RM&MP)
The RM&MP framework is described in the CRMP (pp 26 – 33).

The CRMP Research Monitoring and Mitigation Program is directed at identifying and evaluating:

• Natural and Cultural Resource Conditions
• Natural and Cultural Resource Impacts
• Visitor Experience

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“Mitigating” negative impacts to park resources and visitor experience using the following management tools:

• Resource Education and Outreach
• Cyclic Maintenance and Site Restoration
• Adaptive Management

Visitor Experience Monitoring Program

Integrated Resource Monitoring Program

Cyclic Maintenance and Site Restoration

River Campsite Atlas

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