The following links will take you to planning projects in Redwood National and Parks, including Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), management plans, and decision documents, such as Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs) and Records of Decision (RODs). A glossary of these terms is found at the end of this document. A number of these documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free online, to be viewed or printed.

Annual Performance Plan - Aubell documents - Business Plan 2000 - General Management Plan 2000 - Lost Man Creek Second Growth FONSI - Port-Orford-cedar documents - ROW Exchange EA - ROW FONSI - Special Use Permits - Strategic Plan - Streelow Creek documents - Trail and Backcountry Management Plan EA

The Trail and Backcountry Management Plan Environmental Assessment has been completed and is open for public review and comment thru May 22nd, 2009. 

Purpose and Need for Action The NPS proposes to construct new trails, trailheads, and backcountry camps in Redwood National and State Parks and to manage backcountry use so that visitors enjoy park natural and cultural resources in a safe manner with minimal adverse impacts to those resources.

The purpose of this action is to expand the trail system in the national park, to connect the national park trails with the state park trail system, and to provide park visitors with the opportunity to experience the full range of park resources and ecosystems. The RNSP trail system would provide opportunities for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians of all abilities.

The relocation of the National Park Service maintenance facility.
Aubell EA (4.84 MB pdf) - Aubell EA Errata final (16 KB pdf) - Aubell FONSI cover letter - (39 KB pdf) Aubell FONSI (141 KB pdf) - Aubell ISMND (3.99 MB pdf) - Aubell waterline EA (10.5 MB pdf) Aubell waterline FONSI (802 KB pdf)

General Management Plan/General Plan 2000.
Guidance is needed for managing the parks. The national park is required to prepare a general management plan; the state parks are required to prepare a general plan. The purpose of a joint federal-state plan is to provide a clearly defined, coordinated direction for resource preservation and visitor use and a basic foundation for decision making and managing these four parks for the next 15 to 20 years. Introduction (2.95 MB pdf) - The Plan (9.68 MB pdf)

Redwood National Park South Fork Lost Man Creek Second Growth Forest Restoration Finding of No Signficant Impact  (2.23 MB pdf) The National Park Service (NPS) has completed conservation planning for a proposal to thin about 1700 acres of second-growth forests in the South Fork of the Lost Man Creek drainage near the community of Orick and will implement the project as described in the Finding of No Significant Impact.

Thinning accelerates restoration of ecological and structural characteristics resembling those found in old-growth forests. The focus of second-growth forest restoration is to reduce stand density to promote growth and maintain vigor of the remaining trees while protecting adjacent old-growth forests; maintaining water quality in riparian habitats; minimizing tanoak tree disturbance; and minimizing excessive fuel build-up on the forest floor.

Port-Orford-cedar is threatened by a root disease. These documents address slowing the spread of the disease in these parks.
POC EA (3.99 MB pdf) - POC FONSI (94 KB pdf)

Redwood National Park and Green Diamond Resource Company Rights-of-Ways Exchange Environmental Assessment (EA). ROW Exchange EA (1.08 MB pdf)
The National Park Service proposes to grant deeded rights-of-ways (ROWs) to Green Diamond Resource Company (GDRCo) for use of some existing roads in Redwood National Park in exchange for deeded ROWs from GDRCo for park use of some existing roads on GDRCo lands. A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on Rights-of-Way Exchange between Green Diamondd and Redwood National and State Parks has been signed. ROW FONSI (1.09 MB pdf)

Special Use Permits - Sign up for small, medium, and large events in RNSP. (209 KB WORD doc) Look here for information on scattering ashes (26 KB WORD doc); the same Special Use Permit must be used.

Redwood National and State Parks' strategic plan: October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2008
Strategic Plan (102 KB pdf)

Streelow Creek Environmental Assessment: May 2007 (702 KB WORD doc)

Streelow Creek FONSI: July 2007 (756 KB pdf)

Glossary of Terms

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): An EIS is prepared when a proposed action or alternatives have the potential for significant effect on the human environment.

Environmental Assessment (EA): An EA is prepared to determine whether the impact of a proposed action or alternatives could be significant. 

Errata: A document intended to correct or clarify statements in an original document, such as an EA.

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI): A determination based on an EA and other factors in the public planning record for a proposal that, if implemented, would have no significant impact on the human environment.

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND)

Record of Decision (ROD): The document that is prepared to substantiate a decision based on an EIS. It includes a statement of the decision made, a detailed discussion of decision rationale, and the reasons for not adopting all mitigation measures analyzed, if applicable.

Scoping: The procedure by which an agency identifies important issues and determines the extent of analysis necessary for an informed decision on a proposed action. Scoping, an integral part of environmental analysis, includes early involvement of interested and affected public, as well as internal and external agency contacts. Although formal scoping occurs for a specific time period, we welcome your comments on projects while we are in the process of preparing plans.