January 24, 2008 You are invited to attend a User Capacity Symposium at Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is hosting a User Capacity Symposium on February 6-8, 2008 in Yosemite Valley. The symposium will be facilitated by a neutral party, Mary Orton from The Mary Orton Company, LLC (www.maryorton.com), an environmental and public policy mediation and facilitation firm. Approximately 150 people from across the country are expected to attend. The public is welcome and invited to attend. RSVP is required by February 1, 2008 to Jim Bacon by email or by phone at 209/379-1067. The purpose of the symposium is to further the understanding of and explore approaches to addressing user capacity in national parks and other public lands including Yosemite National Park, by engaging public land managers, researchers, elected officials, tribes, and the general public in an open dialogue. The objectives of the symposium are to:
An expert panel will present on:
Confirmed Presenters: In addition to presentations, roundtable conversations will allow for input, ideas, and questions from and with all symposium participants. This will be a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge about user capacity through presentations by experts, and dialogue with researchers, local stakeholders, and land managers from around the country.
SAVE THE DATE! Merced River Plan Public Planning Workshop: Saturday, February 23, 2008 The Draft ORV Report will be available online beginning Tuesday, February 5, 2008 on the park's website at www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/newmrp.htm. Additional workshop materials will be available online prior to the workshop. Please RSVP to Elexis Mayer by phone at 209/379-1377 or by email, no later than Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Tuolumne River Plan Public Planning Workshop: On February 9, 2008 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Valley Visitor Center Auditorium, the NPS will host the next in its ongoing series of public planning workshops. The workshop will focus on developing indicators of river health and quality visitor experiences for the Tuolumne River Plan. Workshop details will be posted to the park's website at www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/trp.htm.
Remember to submit comments for Vogelsang Backcountry Utilities Improvement Project Comments can be submitted at public meetings, by mail, fax, email, and through the Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) commenting system. A draft document will be available for public review in summer 2008. To request a hard copy or CD ROM version of the Environmental Assessment and to submit written comments: Mail: Superintendent, Yosemite National Park For more information on park planning efforts, visit the website at www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt |
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