Scoping Comment Form

Zion National Park, Utah
Backcountry Management Plan & Environmental Assessment

Please respond to the following questions and return your comments by October 7, 2005. You may attach additional pages if needed or provide comments in another format. Also, please include your name and mailing address. Thank you again for your interest in Zion National Park.

Please be aware that names and addresses of respondents may be released if requested under the Freedom of Information Act. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.

Are the current daily backcountry use limits for canyons appropriate (primitive Zone - 50 people per day, Pristine Zone - 12 people per day)? Why or why not?
 

Are the current backcountry group size limits of 12 people per group appropriate? Why or why not?
 

Should commercial guiding be allowed in the Primitive Zone? Why or why not?
 

Does current backcountry management allow for an appropriate level of protection for natural and cultural resources, and wilderness experience and values? Why or why not?
 

What other issues exist concerning backcountry management in Zion National Park?
 


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Comments may also be sent by e-mail to Zion_Backcountry _Plan@nps.gov . Your e-mail must include your name and street mailing address for your comments to be considered.

Mail your comments to: Zion National Park
Backcountry Management Plan EA
Springdale, UT 84767
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