Park Planning

"At Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service cooperatively protect undeveloped, wild, and remote northwestern Arizona landscapes and their resources, while providing opportunities for solitude, primitive recreation, scientific research, and historic and traditional uses."

Foundation Document | January 2016

The monument is cooperatively managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service, as directed by Presidential Proclamation 7265 of January 11, 2000. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the NPS Organic Act both apply within the monument. Planning projects include Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs), Records of Decision, management plans and decision documents. The National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management are required to plan and make informed decisions that help preserve monument resources and values.

Additional Information: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - National Park Service | Bureau of Land Management

Grand Canyon-Parashant Foundation Document (January 2016)

This foundational document provides basic guidance for planning and management decisions—a foundation for planning and management. The core components of the foundation document include a brief description of the monument as well as the monument's purpose, significance, fundamental resources and values, and interpretive themes. The foundation document also includes special mandates and administrative commitments, an assessment of planning and data needs that identifies planning issues, planning products to be developed, and the associated studies and data required for park planning. Along with the core components, the assessment provides a focus for monument planning activities and establishes a baseline from which planning documents are developed.
Grand Canyon-Parashant Foundation Document [6.02 MB PDF]