Park PurposePublic Law 102-350, signed by the president on August 26, 1992, included the following objectives for the park.
Park SignificanceThe General Management Plan (GMP) prepared in 1998, the park “is an important place in conservation stewardship history. It has significance due to its associations with prominent individuals [Marsh, Billings, and Rockefeller] in American conservation and due to more than a century of careful stewardship that has left a remarkable record of continuity evident in the landscape, in the park’s buildings, and in museum collections.” The park “is the only unit within the national park system to include managed forest land and farmland that were historically part of a single estate and continue to be actively managed.” As evidence of significance, the mansion and its environs are a National Historic Landmark, and portions of the residential complex and farmland are listed on the National Register Woodstock as the Village Historic District. Recognizing that “the total significance of the park’s historical associations, buildings, landscapes, and environs is greater than the sum of the individual significance of its parts,” the entire park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mission StatementMarsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, in cooperation with its many partners, will strengthen the human commitment to stewardship by...
Forest Management PlanThe Mount Tom Forest is a key component of the cultural landscape of the 555-acre Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and plays an important role in the Park’s interpretation and demonstration of stewardship. The Forest Management Plan provides a strategy for managing the Mount Tom Forest that will:
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Last updated: November 9, 2023