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Foundation Document • Joshua Tree National Park NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR January 2015 Foundation Document Joshua Tree National Park California F11 for Signatures 01/22/15 Foundation Document To Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 3mi 5km To Amboy 30mi 48km To Victorville and 15 53mi 85km To 40 48mi 77km S Amboy Road H E Copper Mountain E 3071ft P 1960ft 247 2728ft 936m Adobe Rd 598m H 831m O Joshua Tree Visitor Center TWENTYNINE Oasis Visitor Center L JOSHUA E PALMS TREE M 3279ft 62 999m O Indian Canyon Road Park Blvd Ranger Station U YUCCA VALLEY Cove Rd Oasis of Mara 62 Yucca Trail Alta Loma Dr N Utah Trail Gold Crown Road T A Palomar I Ave N Indian Fortynine Palms S a T Joshu 2538ft y Oasis W a Cove 774m w L a h B E ig n L H a West o MORONGO e North N y s C Entrance Station T VALLEY lm S Entrance Station a o P c Y P n a r o e t k u N n e ni n t I y t B T N t a r o n Black Rock Campground a Old Dale To Parker e u E R i 4562ft w o l l 62 T e 60mi 96km a P 1391m Mining d v Queen Mountain P L a A O a W rd 5677ft District r L 4000ft E R 1731m k M 1219m C O S V Keys B Aqua Peak I M N o 4416ft G Ranch u T T l S 1346m e O Locked Barker Dam v N t gate a r e Odelle Road r s Eureka Peak F u d e Q ee L L n Va D 5516ft A lley R e T oad C I 1682m Big av t T ho P oj r rn P I e UP ass Desert Queen Mine N M s T C P Quail Mountain Ro T e O O ER ad Road O S D L V 5814ft Hidden Valley N IN C Hidden Valley M O A I o M E G al 1773m Belle U N T ad T ifo r X o ON rn lo ja ia Co v FL e AT R Y C C D i LOST HORSE VALLE Sheep Pass S d Transition Zone Wilderness o e in Jumbo White Tank s O lo e A g an In this ecological melting Congress has designated r r d Hiki Rocks a t N ng T d ra pot, two great deserts, nearly 558,000 acres of o il Ryan Mtn M D 5458ft e the Mojave and Colorado, Joshua Tree National Park s 1664m e blend together in a vibrant as wilderness. Most of the B r B t Ryan W Avenue E Pinto Mountain landscape featuring plants park away from road I 3983ft R L and animals representative corridors is wilderness. If S 1214m N Geology Tour O of both. you plan to venture into M DESERT A Road N C these areas, you must be 62 HOT R Lost Horse A N O N I familiar with special rules Indian Indian SPRINGS D Mine 4747ft Y A S 1447m O B and regulations governing U 1100ft I N 335m N wilderness use. PLE N O ASA H Keys View NT O Cholla Cactus Garden 5185ft T E h T 1581m s N X a A 117 Ocotillo I S VA W To L I P A M LE Patch r I Los Angeles Way Y E e 120 N ne iv 98mi 158km O O L N d d U e P a i S r in o F A N to R N Di JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK B D llo T a e R n s l E R A M in a 2957ft o A a D d 902m 3820ft R S I O o 1165m d 111 N a l d U O F S A N ad U T Ro L sh S T A a e W in I M N e le N n ag I B S i E N erdoo oad p ck Locked gate I Canyon R u a c Bl 10 miles ahead D or I P A O 536ft Monument Mountain h T 163m s 10 H 4834ft a PALM SPRINGS 1474m 150ft S I W N A 46m N L e C re O L Smoke T U S A A O N Kaiser Road C D H R M E Road E A n L S nyo 177 Ca L m A ha CATHEDRAL k F in CITY A P V U Eagle Mountain L Cottonwood Visitor Center E RANCHO A T 5350ft L L 3079ft 1631m MIRAGE T L h 939m G e E r m Cottonwood Spring A Y a l E C 906ft a Monterey Avenue Monterey n C 276m North y O o DESERT CENTER 111 INDIO n T T O Lost Palms Oasis R N S 192 PALM DESERT o W O I N a O D M O U N T A d 0 5 10 Kilometers Bajada Nature Trail 0 5 10 Miles 10 S E A To Blythe Off-road driving is prohibited L 35mi 56km E Unpaved road Developed land Medical facility COACHELLA V -71ft E as of 2001 -22m L 168 4-wheel drive Ranger station Campground road 111 CHIRIACO SUMMIT ad 86 Ro 1705ft Hiking trail Picnic area Group campground yon 520m an (reservations required) C Box Backcountry board Self-guiding trail Drinking water (permit registration) To Mecca and Salton Sea 8mi 13km To Mecca and Salton Sea 13mi 21km Joshua Tree National Park Contents Mission of the National Park Service 5 Introduction 6 Part 1: Core Components 7 Brief Description of the Park 7 Park Purpose 8 Park Significance 9 Fundamental Resources and Values 10 Interpretive Themes 11 Part 2: Dynamic Components 12 Assessment of Planning and Data Needs 12 Identification of Key Issues and Associated Planning and Data Needs 13 Planning and Data Needs 16 High Priority Planning Needs 17 High Priority Data Needs 22 Analysis of Fundamental Resources and Values 26 Part 3: Contributors 27 Joshua Tree National Park 27 NPS Pacific West Region 27 Other NPS Staff 27 Appendixes 28 Appendix A: Presidential Proclamation and Legislative Acts for Joshua Tree National Park 28 Appendix B: Recent Park Plans and Other Guidance 33 Appendix C: Analysis of Fundamental Resources and Values 34 i Foundation Document Joshua Tree National Park Mission of the National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world. The NPS core values are a framework in which the National Park Service accomplishes its mission. They express the manner in which, both individually and collectively, the National Park Service pursues its mission. The NPS core values are: Shared stewardship: We share a commitment to resource stewardship with the global preservation community. Excellence: We strive continually to learn and improve so that we may achieve the highest ideals of public service. Integrity: We deal honestly and fairly with the public and one another. Tradition: We are proud of it; we learn from it; we are not bound by it. Respect: We embrace each other’s differences so that we may enrich the well-being of everyone. The National Park Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. While numerous national park system units were created prior to 1916, it was not until August 25, 1916, that President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act formally establishing the National Park Service. The national park system continues to grow and comprises 401 park units covering more than 84 million acres in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These units include, but are not limited to, national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, and the White House. The variety and diversity of park units throughout the nation require a strong commitment to resource stewardship and management to ensure both the protection and enjoyment of these resources for future generations. The arrowhead was authorized as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951. The sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. 1 Foundation Document Introduction Every unit of the national park system will have a foundational document to provide basic guidance for planning and management decisions—a foundation for planning and management. The core components of a foundation document include a brief description of the park as well as the park’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 park planning activities and establishes a baseline from which planning documents are developed. A primary benefit of developing a foundation document is the opportunity to integrate and coordinate all kinds and levels of planning from a single, shared understanding of what is most important about the park.
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