Restoration of Cumberland Gap and the Wilderness Road: Development Concept Plan, Environmental Assessment, Interpretive Prospectus : Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky/Virginia/Tennessee : DraftU.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1990 - Cumberland Gap National Historical Park - 119 pages |
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Page 52 - Stand at the Cumberland Gap and watch the procession of civilization, marching single file — the buffalo following the trail to the salt springs, the Indian, the fur trader and hunter, the cattleraiser, the pioneer farmer — and the frontier has passed by.
Page 72 - Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural value of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation.
Page 41 - ... agency is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species.
Page 72 - ... the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interests of all our people. The Department also...
Page 41 - Interior (Secretary) in § 4 to declare a species of life "endangered." Section 7 specifies that all "Federal departments and agencies shall, . . . with the assistance of the Secretary, utilize their authorities in furtherance of the purposes of [the] Act by carrying out programs for the conservation of endangered species . . . and by taking such...
Page 72 - The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interests of all our people. The Department also promotes the goals of the Take Pride in America campaign by encouraging stewardship and citizen responsibil1ty for the public lands and promoting citizen participation in their care.
Page 42 - Floodplain Management" and Executive Order 11990, "Protection of Wetlands...
Page 41 - Part 800. k) detail the steps an agency is to follow in requesting Council comment. Generally, the Council considers environmental evaluations to be adequate when they contain evidence of compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended. The environmental documentation must demonstrate that either of the following conditions exists: Page 2 Mr.
Page 42 - As a result of our action to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, for the levee alinement in two areas ; however, we expect this to be resolved shortly.
Page 42 - ... to avoid to the extent possible adverse impacts associated with the occupancy or modification of floodplains and wetlands.