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Contact: Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles, 202-619-7177
Washington –The National Park
Service (NPS) is accepting public scoping comments on an Invasive Plant
Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) for 15 national parks in
the greater Washington DC region. The plan/EA will identify long-term strategies
to reduce impacts and threats from invasive plants, and will provide
opportunities for restoring native plant communities and historic landscapes. Comments are being accepted through June 10, 2015 and can
be submitted online. Scoping is the first phase in
developing the plan. These comments will provide the NPS with the public's
concerns and issues regarding the project's purpose, need and objectives and
its potential effects on park resources, visitor experiences or park
operations. After public scoping concludes the NPS will release a draft plan/EA
for public review and comment before a final decision is made. How to
Comment Members of the public and organizations
are encouraged to provide comments online through the National Park Service
Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website, which is used by the
agency to manage official correspondence and analyze public comment in the
planning process. From the project website, navigate the menu on the left hand
side of the page to Document List, then IPMP/EA, and Comment on Document. Comments may also be submitted in
writing to: National
Park Service National
Capital Region c/o
Mark Frey, Exotic Plant Management Team Liaison 4598
MacArthur Blvd NW Washington,
DC 20007 Comments must be entered into the
website or postmarked by June 10, 2015 to receive consideration. Please be
aware that the entire comment, including personal identifying information such
as address, phone number, and e-mail address, may be made publicly available. Requests
to withhold such personal identifying information from public release will be
considered, but there is no guarantee that they will be withheld. More About
the Project Invasive species issues in
the following parks will be addressed in this plan. ·Antietam
National Battlefield (Md.) ·Catoctin
Mountain Park (Md.) ·Chesapeake
&Ohio Canal National Historical Park (DC.., Md., W.Va.) ·George
Washington Memorial Parkway (D.C., Md., Va.) ·Greenbelt
Park (Md.) ·Harpers
Ferry National Historical Park (W.Va., Va., Md.) ·Manassas
National Battlefield Park (Va.) ·Monocacy
National Battlefield (Md.) ·National
Capital Parks-East (D.C., Md.) ·National
Mall and Memorial Parks (D.C.) ·Piscataway
Park (Md.) ·Prince
William Forest Park (Va.) ·Rock
Creek Park (D.C.) ·President's
Park (D.C.) ·Wolf
Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (Va.) -www.nps.gov- |
Last updated: May 11, 2015