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Public Comments on Cave Access & Permitting Strategy


El Malpais National Monument is planning to develop a Cave Access & Permitting Strategy and Environmental Assessment to guide how the lava tube caves in the monument may be accessed through a recreational permitting system. As part of this effort we are seeking input from the public about any concerns or interests they may have regarding cave management within the monument.
 
Comment Period: Closed        Oct 20, 2012 - Nov 23, 2012
Topic Questions Instructions:
Please provide us with any comments or suggestions that would make a permitting system work well for managing some of the fragile cave environments in the monument for recreational use.
Topic Questions:
1. What comments do you have about how El Malpais National Monument should implement a permitting system to allow access to caves in the monument?
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