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Foundation Document, Grand Teton National Park and John D NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Foundation Document Grand Teton National Park | John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Wyoming May 2017 Foundation Document Fa r lls ive YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK R South Entrance WINEGAR HOLE WILDERNESS Grassy Lake Reservoir Flagg Ranch 0 1 5 Kilometers Information Station 0 1 5 Miles Lake of the Woods R North CARIBOU-TARGHEE r e e k iv Falls R a NATIONAL FOREST n S Indian Lake JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. MEMORIAL PARKWAY C ou lt k er ee Survey Peak eek Cr Cr 9277ft 2827m 89 a y n Berr o z C i r r e A e 191 k B 287 a ile k y Cree k l e w C O re r e C e Lizard k Creek BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST GRAND TETON m ri ilg P S TETON WILDERNESS o u AN th B C B E B W i t ch C E re CAN ek TER K COL ek A re k C L or F Ranger Peak t ic 11355ft as if E c Leeks Marina Park Boundary a 3461m P MOOSE BASIN k e re Two Ocean C WA Lake TE Colter Bay Village R AN Colter Bay FA C LLS im r Visitor Center ilg Indian Arts Museum P Grand View Pt NATIONAL PARK 7586ft 2212m Eagles Rest Peak N y r 11258ft O a 3431m Jackson N d S adger C n M Lake Lodge Emma B ree u o K th k o r ou B a Medical Clinic Matilda Lake S n C C Christian k r r A WILLOW FLATS Pond a Raynolds Peak J P 10910ft Jackson Lake Junction O ON ELK ISLAND x 3324m ANY Jackson Lake Dam b C o MORAN Donoho w Valley Pt B lo Road Chapel of the Sacred Heart e ffa n rk u CARIBOU-TARGHEE E d Fo B Signal Mtn Moran Entrance Station Signal Mountain 7725ft Moran Junction G NATIONAL FOREST 2355m Mt Moran 26 N 12605ft Falling Bearpaw Lake Signal Mountain Lodge uffalo 287 26 B To Dubois JEDEDIAH SMITH WILDERNESS 3842m Ice Glacier r 89 Hatchet A NY e CA ON v GRANITE i 191 EIGH BASIN R L LEIGH LAKE R Mt Woodring Pa Lake N rk Rd 11590ft A n C o Solitude 3532m H t S e Holly RU T THE Lake TB Rockchuck S s Cunningham p AIN Peak North Jenny Lake POTHOLES re e P Cabin a k one-way Junction d a Historic Site So L Mount anging u h H th Leig C Jenny Lake Lodge a St John n C ree Reunion Flat JENNY k CASCADE N CANYO Cascade e Triangle X Ranch Creek Hidden LAKE ak Mount Owen Falls South Jenny Lake Sn 12928ft Teewinot Mtn Teton 3940m 12325ft Junction Canyon Grand Teton 3756m 13770ft Jenny Lake 4197m Teton Glacier Middle Teton Visitor Center 12804ft G Schoolroom 3902m AR NE N Glacier Cloudveil T T BRIDGER-TETON ALASKA BASIN CA Bradley M Driggs Dome Nez Perce N 11901ft Lake South Teton Road closed W 12514ft 3627m O k e A in winter. D NATIONAL FOREST N 3814m V NCHE Climbers e C ALA A r H C A Ranch E N Taggart S O Lake L h c T O it D E Buck Mtn H 11938ft Park Headquarters T 3639m Teton Science School Menors Ferry Historic Area DE Chapel of the Transfiguration ATH 33 CAN Moose Entrance Station Rimrock La Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center Moose Junction Atherton Creek Phelps ros Ventre N Blacktail Butte G NYO Lake OPEN CA 7688ft oad d 2343m R Laurance S. R Lower Mount Hunt N Rockefeller Slide 10783ft O Gros Ventre Lake Red Hills Preserve Crystal Creek 3286m Jackson Gros Ventre N S Kelly Slide GRANITE CANYO n Hole o K s l Airport i G C W r r e o Victor C A iv s R r To Idaho Falls Moose y en J s V t Lake re e t r a Granite Canyon t l R ive n r Entrance Station e C V r Teton e e 33 - k e Village s s Gros Ventre Junction o o r NATIONAL Rendezvous Peak o G 10927ft M 3330m ELK REFUGE BRIDGER-TETON Ranger station Trail Creek Flat Cr NATIONAL FOREST r e E Campground v T Jackson i T E R U T National B T U Fish Hatchery E B R Tent only e T E k N R campground Coal a E T V N n Creek E National Museum S S V Turnout or Teton Pass O S 26 of Wildlife Art 8431ft R Curtis Canyon overlook G O 89 R 2570m T G S 22 E 191 Unpaved road Wilson T W S 22 A Jackson Hole Greater E Yellowstone Visitor Center Glacier/snowfield JACKSON Grand Teton National Park | John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Contents Mission of the National Park Service . 1 Introduction. 2 Part 1: Core Components . .3 Brief Description of Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway . 3 Park Purpose . 5 Park Significance . 7 Fundamental Resources and Values . .9 Other Important Resources and Values . 12 Interpretive Themes . 13 Part 2: Dynamic Components . 14 Special Mandates and Administrative Commitments . 14 Assessment of Planning and Data Needs . 14 Analysis of Fundamental Resources and Values . 14 Analysis of Other Important Resources and Values . 41 Identification of Key Issues and Associated Planning and Data Needs . 49 Planning and Data Needs . 52 Part 3: Contributors. 65 Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway . 65 NPS Intermountain Region . 65 Other NPS Staff . 65 Photo Credits . 65 Appendixes . 66 Appendix A: Enabling Legislation and Legislative Acts for Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway . 66 Appendix B: Inventory of Special Mandates and Administrative Commitments . 84 Appendix C: Traditionally Associated Tribes . 93 Appendix D: Foundation for Wild and Scenic River Planning and Management . 94 Foundation Document Grand Teton National Park | John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway 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 more than 400 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, other important 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. The process of developing a foundation document begins with gathering and integrating information about the park. Next, this information is refined and focused to determine what the most important attributes of the park are. The process of preparing a foundation document aids park managers, staff, and the public in identifying and clearly stating in one document the essential information that is necessary for park management to consider when determining future planning efforts, outlining key planning issues, and protecting resources and values that are integral to park purpose and identity.
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