NY AT Local Management Plan (LMP)

This book is a work in progress for combining the Orange/Rockland and Dutchess/Putnam LMPs based on the newly released ATC Local Management Planning Guide. The principal authors are Ron Rosen, Gail Neffinger, Jim Haggett and Walt Daniels. Others in the AT community are encouraged to comment.

The starting points are:

  1. Dutchess/Putnam LMP (revised 1999 based on 1993 approved)
  2. Orange/Rockland LMP (draft) 
This book is a Wiki and anyone permitted to edit it can make arbitrary changes. The changes are tracked and can be reverted (see Revision tab above). You should not hold it in a locked state for long periods to allow others to edit.
 

Editing plan

 

  1. Practice making changes to a test page.
  2. Make a rough pass at getting the TOC right. It has been prepopulated with the D/P LMP but this does not take into account the new ATC LMPG or sections that need to be different for O/R. 
  3. Divide up the work so that people are working on different sections by putting your initials in the TOC for sections that you are actively working on. This does not mean that others can't edit it. 

 

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Table of Contents

From ATC LMPG (to-do merge NJ and NY into this)

 

  1. Introduction
    • Statement of Purpose 
  2. Background
    • Route of the Appalachian Trail
    • Land ownership
    • Inventories (by reference to appendices) 
  3. The Partnership and the Planning Process
    • Club Roles and Responsibilities
    • ATC Roles and Responsibilities
    • Agency Partner(s) Roles and Responsibilities
    • Roles and Responsibilities of Other Parties
  4. Issues and Policies-Managing the Physical Trail
    • Trail Design, Construction, and Maintenance
    • Accessibility
    • Relocations
    • Stream Crossings and Bridges
    • Trailheads and Parking
    • Side and Connecting Trails
    • Overnight Use-Shelters, Campsites, and Privies
    • Drinking Water Supplies and Water Quality
    • Sanitation
    • Managing the Trail for a Primitive Experience
    • Safety Training and Certification
  5. Issues and Policies-Public Use, Public Information, and Emergency Response
    • Emergency Planning and Coordination
    • Special Events and Large-Group Use
    • Public Information, Education, and Outreach Programs
    • Ridgerunner and Caretaker Programs
    • Trail Signs
    • Minimum-Impact Backcountry Use
    • Advertising in the A.T. Corridor
  6. Issues and Policies-Corridor Monitoring and Management
    • Corridor Monitoring
    • Motorized Uses
    • Litter and Graffiti
    • Hunting
    • Horses and Pack Animals
    • Roads and Utilities
    • Wind Energy Facilities
    • Road Closures and Access Control
    • Special Uses
    • Structures and Dams
    • Military Maneuvers
    • Bicycles
    • Hang Gliding
    • Nonhiking Recreational Uses of Trail Lands
    • Impacts of Land Development in the Vicinity of the A.T.
    • Geocaching 
  7. Issues and Policies-Managing Natural, Cultural, and Scenic Resources
    • Resource Management
    • Climate Change
    • Open Areas and Vistas
    • Timber Management
    • Pest Management
    • Threatened and Endangered Species
    • Wildlife Management
    • Vegetation Management
    • Cultural Resources
    • Wilderness
    • Special and Unique Areas
    • Agricultural Use
    • National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
    • Exotic Species
  8. The Club Action Plan
    • Annual Work Plan
    • Long-Range Plan 
  9. Appendices
    • Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
    • Inventories
    • Maps
    • References

 

NJ LMP Table of Contents

  1. Introduction 
  2. Background
    • History
    • Route of the Appalachian Trail
    • Land Ownership
    • Inventories
  3. Partnership and the Planning Process 
    • ORATMC Roles and Responsibilities
    • ATC Roles and Responsibilities
    • Agency Partners Roles and Responsibilities
    • Roles and Responsibilities of Other Parties 
  4. Issues and Policies - Physical Trail 
    • Trail Maintenance
    • Relocations 
    • Signs and Bulletin Boards
    • Exterior Corridor Boundary Surveying
    • Bridges and Stream Crossings 
    • Access Points, Trailheads and Parking 
    • Connecting and Side Trails 
    • Overnight Use - Shelters, Campsites and Privies
    • Drinking Water Supplies 
    • Measurement of Trail Use 
  5. Issues and Policies - Public Use, Information and Emergency Response
    • Emergency Planning and Coordination 
    • Special Events and Large Group Use 
    • Public Information and Education Programs 
    • Caretaker and Ridgerunner Programs 
  6. Issues and Policies - Conflicting Uses and Competing Uses 
    • Motorized and Mechanized Uses - ORVs, ATVs, 4WDs, Bicycles, Snowmobiles
    • Litter and Graffiti 
    • Hunting 
    • Horses and Pack Animals
    • Roads
    • Road Closures and Access Control 
    • Special/Multiple Uses
    • Utilities and Communications Facilities
    • Adjacent Land Use
    • Structures and Dams
    • Monitoring 
  7. Issues and Policies - Resource Management 
    • Open Areas and Vistas 
    • Timber Management
    • Pest Management 
    • Threatened and Endangered Species 
    • Wildlife 
    • Vegetation Management and Reclamation 
    • Cultural Resources 
    • Wilderness 
    • Special and Unique Areas 
    • Wetlands 
    • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance 
  8. Annual and Long Range Plans 
  9. Appendices 
    • Glossary 
    • References 
    • Supplemental Documents
    • Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
    • Planning Cycle and Calendar
    • Current Contact List
    • Inventories
    • Maps 

NY LMP Table of Contents

 

  1. Introduction 
  2. Background
    • History 
    • Route of the Appalachian Trail 
    • Land Ownership 
    • Inventories 
  3. Partnership and the Planning Process 
    • DPATMC Roles and Responsibilities
    • ATC Roles and Responsibilities 
    • Agency Partners Roles and Responsibilities 
    • Roles and Responsibilities of Other Parties 
  4. Issues and Policies - Physical Trail 
    • Trail Maintenance 
    • Relocations 
    • Signs and Bulletin Boards 
    • Exterior Corridor Boundary Surveying 
    • Bridges and Stream Crossings 
    • Access Points, Trailheads and Parking 
    • Connecting and Side Trails 
    • Overnight Use - Shelters, Campsites and Privies 
    • Drinking Water Supplies 
    • Measurement of Trail Use 
  5. Issues and Policies - Public Use, Information and Emergency Response 
    • Emergency Planning and Coordination 
    • Special Events and Large Group Use 
    • Public Information and Education Programs 
    • Caretaker and Ridgerunner Programs 
  6. Issues and Policies - Conflicting Uses and Competing Uses 
    • Motorized and Mechanized Uses - ORVs, ATVs, 4WDs, Bicycles, Snowmobiles 
    • Litter and Graffiti 
    • Hunting 
    • Horses and Pack Animals 
    • Roads 
    • Road Closures and Access Control 
    • Special/Multiple Uses 
    • Utilities and Communications Facilities 
    • Adjacent Land Use 
    • Structures and Dams 
    • Monitoring 
  7. Issues and Policies - Resource Management 
    • Open Areas and Vistas 
    • Timber Management 
    • Pest Management 
    • Threatened and Endangered Species 
    • Wildlife 
    • Vegetation Management and Reclamation 
    • Cultural Resources 
    • Wilderness 
    • Special and Unique Areas 
    • Wetlands 
    • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance 
  8. Annual and Long Range Plans 
  9. Appendices 
    • Glossary 
    • References 
    • Supplemental Documents
    • Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding 
    • Nuclear Lake Report 
    • Planning Cycle and Calendar 
    • Current Contact List 
    • Inventories 
    • Maps