Draft management plan finished for Ebey’s


June 25, 2008 · Updated 5:52 PM 

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The planning team from the National Park Service and the Reserve Trust Board have released the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Draft General Management Plan and the environmental study for the plan.

The draft plan presents three alternatives describing how the reserve could be developed, managed and preserved over the next 15-20 years. The plan promotes continued agricultural use of the area, protecting cultural and natural resources, and providing greater opportunities for public education and enjoyment.

A series of open houses will now be held on the draft plan.

Congress established Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve to preserve and protect Ebey’s Landing almost 30 years ago.

“Since its creation in 1978, Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve has benefited from strong community support and broad public participation,” said George Lloydys, chairman of the reserve’s trust board. “We are excited to share this document with the public.”

Anyone who is interested in the future of the reserve is invited to participate in developing the reserve’s new general management plan. The NPS and trust board request that comments on the draft plan be submitted electronically at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ebla, if possible.

Public meetings will be held to get comments on the three alternatives, and make changes in the final management plan.

The first meeting is at REI in Seattle, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12. REI is at 222 Yale Ave. North.

The second is at Coupeville Rec Hall from 2 to 5 p.m., then 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. The hall is at 901 NW Alexander St.

The two volume Draft Plan is available for public review on the internet at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ebla.

Copies will also be available at the Coupeville Library. The public comment period ends on Dec. 1.

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