Elk & Vegetation Management Plan-Record of Decision
The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Elk and Vegetation Management Plan at Rocky Mountain National Park was signed February 15, 2008 by Mike Snyder, Intermountain Regional Director for the National Park Service. Park staff can now begin working on implementing the 20 year plan. The initial phase of the preferred alternative relies on a variety of conservation tools including fencing, redistribution, vegetation restoration and lethal reduction (culling) of elk. In future years, the park will, using adaptive management principles, re-evaluate opportunities to use wolves or fertility control as additional tools. The Record of Decision can be accessed by clicking here.
Elk Vegetation Management Plan Background, research and ways to get involved. more...
Public Involvement: Elk Vegetation Management The public is encouraged to comment on the management process more...
Did You Know?
These women, pictured in the 1960s National Park Service uniform, are rangers not flight attendants.