Draft North Cascades NPS Complex Foundation Statement
The draft Foundation Statement for North Cascades National Park Service Complex is now available for public review. The National Park Service relies upon a Foundation Statement to guide planning activities by identifying the park's purpose, significance, special mandates and most important resources and values. This draft Foundation Statement is based on the enabling legislation and other relevant legal mandates for North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The draft Foundation Statement reflects the National Park Service's current knowledge and understanding of the park purpose, significance, fundamental resources and values and primary interpretive themes. The Foundation Statement is intended to be updated periodically as new scientific and scholarly information is gained about the natural and cultural resources and human values of the North Cascades. This Foundation Statement is open for public comment through September 30, 2010. This review process is occurring concurrently with the Ross Lake National Recreation Area Draft GMP/EIS; however, comments on the Ross Lake NRA Draft GMP/EIS should be made separately. Public comments will be reviewed and considered, and the final Foundation Statement for North Cascades NPS Complex will be available in 2011.