Troublesome Fire and received further damage during recent heavy rains. For more informa on on Rocky Mountain Na onal Park please visit www.nps.gov/romo
followed by a ques on and answer session. The recorded links to these mee ngs are available at h ps://www.nps.gov/romo/ge nvolved/day-usevisitor-access-strategy.htm The content was the same for both mee ngs. This Pre-NEPA (Na onal Environmental Policy Act) phase is a step in the long-range planning process but not the end, there will be more opportuni es for public involvement looking at more developed strategies ahead. Pre-NEPA planning allows park staff to define the issues and their impacts as well as explore possible ways to address those issues. At the end of the preNEPA planning, park staff will have ini al input and reac ons from the public on our iden fied issues and possible ways to address those issues.
Public Input Requested On Long-Range Day Use Visitor Access Strategy In Rocky Mountain Na onal Park First Phase Of Comments Taken Through July 19 RMNP New Release - July` 12, 2021 ocky Mountain Na onal Park staff are seeking the public's engagement and input on the park's long-range Day Use Visitor Access Strategy. "We are eager to con nue engaging with our stakeholders and connect with park visitors from near and far, to help iden fy shared values, clarify key issues, and begin to develop poten al management strategies to help the park prepare for our long-term day use strategy" said Park Superintendent, Darla Sidles. "We hope to hear from current park visitors as well as those who have told us they no longer visit Rocky Mountain Na onal Park because of crowding and conges on." Public comments are invited for sixty days which began on May 21 through July 19, 2021. In May, the park hosted two virtual mee ngs regarding this strategy. The mee ngs provided opportuni es to learn more about the purpose of the project, key issues, desired condi ons for day use visitor access, poten al management strategies, ask ques ons of Na onal Park Service staffand get informa on on how to provide formal wri en comments through the Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) website. Each webinar begans with a presenta on,
Rocky Mountain Na onal Park has experienced a 44 percent increase in visita on since 2012. Rapid growth in day use visita on and changing use pa erns in the park have degraded natural and cultural resources, diminished quality of the visitor experience, increased visitor and staff safety concerns, and created a heavy strain on the park's facili es and ability to perform daily opera ons. The purpose of the Rocky Mountain Na onal Park long-range Day Use Visitor Access Strategy is to provide visitor access in a way that enhances the protec on of the fundamental resources and values for which the park was created. The goal of the process is to iden fy strategies that will help protect park resources, offer varied opportuni es for high quality visitor experiences, enhance visitor and staff safety, and coincide with the park's opera onal capacity. Park staff encourage public par cipa on throughout the planning process. There will be addi onal opportuni es to comment formally on the project during the future NEPA process. Public comments for this stage are invited for sixty days beginning May 21 through July 19, 2021 by visi ng h ps://parkplanning.nps.gov/ROMO_Duvas
