Buck Island Reef National Monument

General Management Plan

Public Involvement

We encourage you to share your comments, concerns, or ideas with us anytime during the course of the project.

Listed below are several ways you can participate in the planning and decision making process. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Written Comments
We are pleased to accept written comments in any form or format you wish to submit them. Handwritten responses on plain paper will be accepted as readily as computer generated responses printed on official letterhead. Please provide your name and full mailing address on all written responses.

Written comments should be sent via U.S. Mail to the below address:

Mr. Joel A. Tutein, Superintendent
Buck Island Reef National Monument
2100 Church Street #100
Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820-4611

Please note that your comments will be used in the development of the GMP/EIS. However, due to the high volume of comments we will not be able to provide individual responses.

Telephone Information

Persons interested in receiving additional information on the project may call Joel Tutein, Superintendent, at 340-773-1460 or John Barrett, Project Manager, at 404-562-3124 ext. 637. We strongly encourage persons with detailed or complex ideas to submit them in a written format so those ideas can be better understood in their full context.

Public Meetings

Several public meetings will be held over the course of the project. Check the Announcements Page of this web site regularly for the most current information about future meetings.

Newsletters
Several newsletters will be published during the project to help people stay informed about public meetings, discussions, draft alternatives, and other important information. Its easy to add your name to the mailing list for newsletters by providing your full mailing address to the park by telephone, U.S. Mail, email, or in person the next time you visit the park. Electronic versions of newsletters, drafts, and other project related materials will be made available for download on the Plan Resources Page of this web site

Email
Comments and requests to be added to the mailing list can be submitted via e-mail to the planning team at BUIS_GMP@nps.gov. Please be sure to provide your name and full mailing address on all e-mail submissions.

NPS policy on disclosure and anonymity for comments about planning documents
Please note that it is the practice of the National Park Service to make comments, including names and addresses of respondents available for public review during regular business hours. If you wish to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. It is the policy of the National Park Service not to consider anonymous comments.

The National Park Service will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses available for public inspection in their entirety.


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