Draft GMP Writer's Guide


	Sourcebook Home Part One: General Considerations Chapter 1: Overview of GMP Planning Chapter 2: GMP Program Management Chapter 2: 2.4 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 3: Project Initiation Chapter 3: 3.5.1 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 3: 3.5.3 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 3: 3.5.5 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 4: Legal Requirements Chapter 5: Public Involvement Part Two: Developing the GMP Chapter 6: Foundation Statements Chapter 7: Development of GMP Alts Chapter 7: 7.1.2 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 7: 7.2.3 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 8: User Capacity Chapter 9: Estimating Costs of Alts. Chapter 10: The GMP/NEPA Document Chapter 10: 10.3.1- 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 11: Identification of Preferred Alt. and Environmentally Preferred Alt. Chapter 12: Draft Plan Review, Final EIS, ROD, EA, FONSI, and Final Plan Chapter 12: 12.6 - 2009 GMP Revision Abbreviations and Acronyms Acronyms - 2009 GMP Revision Appendixes Appendix A.1 2009 GMP Revision (pdf) Appendix A.3.a 2009 GMP Revision (pdf) Appendix D.6 2009 GMP Revision Appendix D.9 2009 GMP Revision Appendix K.1 2009 GMP Revision Appendix I.1 2009 GMP Revision Appendix L.2 2009 GMP Revision Appendix L.3 2009 GMP Revision Appendix L.5 2009 GMP Revision L.5 National Register of Historic Places Revision L.5 Certified Local Gov't Program Revision L.5 Park History Program Revision L.5 Ethnographic Resources Revisions L.5 Museum Collections Revision Appendix L.7 2009 GMP Revision Appendix M.1 2009 GMP Revisions Appendix M.2 2009 GMP Revisions Glossary Glossary 2009 GMP Revision Bibliography Bibliography 2009 GMP Revision Writer's Guide Chapter 2: 2.4 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 3: 2009 GMP Revisions Chapter 3: 3.5.1 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 3: 3.5.3 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 3: 3.5.5 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 7: 2009 GMP Revisions Chapter 7: 7.1.2 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 7: 7.2.3 - 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 10: 10.3.1- 2009 GMP Revision Chapter 12: 12.6 - 2009 GMP Revision Acronyms 2009 GMP Revision Glossary 2009 GMP Revision Bibliography 2009 GMP Revision Appendix A 2009 GMP Revisions A.1 2009 GMP Revision (pdf) A.3.a 2009 GMP Revision (pdf) Appendix D 2009 GMP Revisions D.6 2009 GMP Revision D.9 2009 GMP Revision Appendix K.1 2009 GMP Revision Appendix I.1 2009 GMP Revision Appendix L 2009 GMP Revisions L.2 2009 GMP Revision L.3 2009 GMP Revision L.5 2009 GMP Revision L.5 National Register of Historic Places Revision L.5 Certified Local Gov't Program Revision L.5 Park History Program Revision/ L.5 Ethnographic Resources Revisions L.5 Museum Collections Revision L.7 2009 GMP Revision Appendix M 2009 GMP Revisions M.1 2009 GMP Revisions M.2 2009 GMP Revisions

















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Writer's Guide for the General Management Plan

The Writer’s Guide (click to download pdf) is available for immediate use and will be in a testing phase until March 31, 2010.

The guide was designed as a reference tool in the preparation of a GMP; used in conjunction with other aids, it should help to produce plan documents that are concise, reader-friendly, and consistent with national park planning guidance. A goal of the Writer’s Guide project is to promote servicewide consistency in the structure of general management plan (GMP) documents, the types of information presented, and the level of detail. It was developed by a team led by the Denver Service Center with representatives from the Regional Planning Offices and the WASO Office of Park Planning and Special Studies

The WASO Office seeks good examples from completed GMPs that illustrate how standard topics could be treated. The examples will be posted on this site and later incorporated in the online version of the guide.