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Rocky Mountain National Park
Elk & Vegetation Management Plan
 
Photo elk grazing in a meadow
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Elk graze in a meadow.

The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Elk and Vegetation Management Plan at Rocky Mountain National Park was signed February 15, 2008 by Mike Snyder, Intermountain Regional Director for the National Park Service. Park staff can now begin working on implementing the 20 year plan. The initial phase of the preferred alternative relies on a variety of conservation tools including fencing, redistribution, vegetation restoration and lethal reduction (culling) of elk. In future years, the park will, using adaptive management principles, re-evaluate opportunities to use wolves or fertility control as additional tools. The Record of Decision can be accessed through the link above or by clicking here.

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Background: Elk Vegetation Management Plan
History of Elk Vegetation Management Plan
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Research: Elk Vegetation Management
Extensive research was done to produce the management plan
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Public Involvement: Elk Vegetation Management
The public is encouraged to comment on the management process
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Planning Process & Documents:
Elk Vegetation Management Plan
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a photo of Elizabeth Burnell, the nation's first female nature guide  

Did You Know?
Rocky Mountain National Park licensed the nation’s first female nature guides in 1917. Sisters Ester and Elizabeth Burnell learned the naturalist trade from advocate and author Enos Mills.

Last Updated: February 15, 2008 at 17:06 EST