LAST DAY TO POST COMMENTS
Listening Sessions for Visitor Use Management Plan
The National Park Service (NPS) is undertaking a listening session process as an initial step in the development of a visitor use management plan (the plan) for the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River (the park) {aka DEWA} . The purpose of the plan is to maximize the ability of the National Park Service to encourage access and protect the park's natural and cultural resources. The planning process will examine current and potential visitor opportunities and develop long-term strategies for providing access, connecting visitors to important experiences, and managing visitor use. As an integral part of the planning process, the National Park Service is asking for your input so that we can gain a better understanding of our visitors and their needs, experiences, and preferences and to help us identify existing or new opportunities to meet those needs while also achieving our mission to preserve and protect resources.We encourage you to get involved with the process and add your voice to the beginning of the visitor use planning for the park. The National Park Service will host two public listening sessions, and will be providing information on the park to spread the word about this important effort. In addition to the listening sessions, presentations will be posted online. This is the beginning of the input process, and there will be future opportunities to provide additional input. A formal comment period will begin in summer of 2015.
You can find out more at: www.nps.gov/dewa/getinvolved/index.htm
or
www.facebook.com/DelWaterGapNPS
One can comment online directly at
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=220&projectID=55912&documentID=64690
Please do so - especially if you have an interest in visiting any historic sites within DEWA, along with your other preferred uses.
Currently the NPS retains full jurisdiction over four of their structures being utilized in town, via partnerships with their designated groups, that remain responsible for their use and for providing for the site's overall care and maintenance via individual agreements with the NPS:
The Minisink Reformed Church building / Minisink Reformed Congregation
http://minisinkreformed.nextmeta.com/welcome
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| Courtesy Flickr image by Richard at https://www.flickr.com/groups/2543685@N25/pool/7652577@N05/ |
Foster-Armstrong House
| Courtesy NPS http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=&PARK=DEWA&STRUCTURE=&SORT=4&RECORDNO=82 |
- along with the
Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse [a former one room schoolhouse]
Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse [a former one room schoolhouse]
/ M.A.R.C.H. - Montague's Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/MontagueNJHistory
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| Courtesy Jennie Sweetman http://www.kwwl.com/story/22663047/2013/06/22/march-to-show-what-it-was-like-to-live-200-years-ago |
Grange Building / Montague Grange - Patrons Of Husbandry # 140
The Montague Grange P. of H. No. 140 - was incorporated on June 27, 1905
There also remain 3 historic houses:
- DeRemer House near Shimer's Brook on CR 521
- Mabel Roberts House and its 3 barns on Rubin Hill Rd.
- Nelden-Hornbeck Farmhouse off Route 206
which should be preserved, as they represent aspects of our community's heritage.
Anyone wishing to assist- contact the Township Historian via email : ab1759hist at gmail.com or the town office and leave your contact information. NPS Vol. In Parks forms will be forwarded.
