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National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications Social Science Program: The Service conducts or facilitates research to provide public input into park planning and management; investigate economic interactions between parks and nearby communities; develop methods and techniques to improve management of visitor use; and support improved NPS management. The activity includes public use statistics operations coordinating Servicewide visitor counting protocols and providing visitation statistics. In 2012, oversight and administration of the Social Science Program was operationally integrated into the Environmental Quality Program’s responsibilities to enhance the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of program oversight and implementation. These activities are the primary source of data to measure strategic goals related to visitor enjoyment, understanding, and satisfaction. The program also provides research and technical assistance to park and program managers and to non-Federal researchers. The in-depth Visitor Services Project studies it conducts provide managers and planners with valuable and otherwise unavailable information about visitors: who they are, what they do, and their needs and opinions. Through its periodic Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, key insights into public opinions, knowledge, and behavior regarding parks is provided to parks. The NPS uses all of this information to improve visitor services, enhance civic engagement, protect natural and cultural resources, and manage parks more effectively. Find more information online about social science activities at http://www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/index.cfm Water Resources: The NPS protects and manages fresh and marine waters in parks, including aquatic wildlife and vegetation to preserve park natural resources and ecosystems. It also works to restore water quality to desired conditions, including applicable Clean Water Act standards; implement the 2010 Executive Order setting forward the nation’s new National Ocean Policy as it affects ocean marine and Great Lakes parks; and to ensure that water is available to meet visitor and administrative needs. Park managers are provided assistance to ensure the consistent application of laws and regulations throughout the national park system and to develop technical information so that management decisionmaking is based on science. Aquatic resource professionals address park management needs, including water resources planning, identification and prioritization of protection and restoration projects, development of water-related scientific information, aquatic resource restoration projects, and participation in legal or administrative processes. The NPS works closely with States on the application of the Clean Water Act to protect water quality in parks and conducts water quality monitoring on selected water bodies. The NPS participates in State water rights administrative and court processes and seeks to negotiate resolution of issues with the States and other parties. The NPS also works to assess, protect, and restore upland, coastal, and marine watershed conditions; floodplain, stream, wetland, and riparian resources; and fresh water and marine fisheries. The NPS also works with other DOI bureaus, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and States in advancing the President’s 2010 National Ocean Policy as it affects the 74 ocean, coastal and Great Lakes parks. The partnership is especially important for carrying out systematic marine spatial planning, which is the key initial step to implement the policy. Building on recent funding to improve ocean and coastal resource stewardship and in light of this new policy, the NPS continues to implement its 2006 Ocean Park Stewardship Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Orders 13159 and 13089. The Plan addresses marine protected areas and coral reefs. These funds provide the technical expertise needed to assist park managers with initiating action items in the regional action plans. These plans, developed pursuant to the strategy, improve coordination with partners and other agencies, support priority ocean resource stewardship and marine spatial planning projects, and expand the ability of parks to enter into cost-effective arrangements with NOAA and other agencies. This ocean and coastal resource stewardship effort will actively partner with USGS and NOAA to implement resource management activities in parks, work with EPA as part of their Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which is expected to continue in FY 2012, and participate in planning Chesapeake Bay restoration activities as outlined in the Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order. ONPS-19
National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications Find more information about water resource stewardship activities at http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/ Find more information about ocean and coastal park stewardship activities at http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/oceans/conserve.htm Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: The Obama Administration developed the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in 2009 to restore and protect the Great Lakes region. Led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the GLRI invests in the region’s environmental and public health through a coordinated interagency process. The program focuses on five major restoration priorities: cleaning up toxics and areas of concern, combating invasive species, improving nearshore health by protecting watersheds from polluted run-off, restoring wetlands and other habitats, and improving the information, engagement, and accountability in the program overall. GLRI funds are distributed by the EPA and are meant to supplement base funding for federal agencies’ Great Lakes activities. The NPS is a strong partner in carrying out the five major restoration priorities through activities in parks throughout the ecosystem. More detailed information about these ecosystems is located within the FY 2013 Program Performance at the end of this section. National Trails System: This nationwide network of National Scenic Trails, National Historic Trails, National Recreation Trails, and connecting/side trails is coordinated in the WASO Office of Conservation and Outdoor Recreation. Each NPS-administered trail has its own base budget. Of the 30 Federallyadministered national scenic and historic trails, NPS administers or co-administers 23 of these longdistance trails. Servicewide activities include program leadership in developing the System through interagency coordination, policy development, partnership training, financial assistance, technical assistance research and communications, networking, mapping, and reporting. Interagency coordination with the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an essential part of these efforts, since many of the trails cross lands administered by these other agencies. In addition, Executive Order 13195 and a 2006 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the NPS, the BLM, the USDA-FS, the Federal Highway Administration, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers strengthen this interagency collaboration. Administered by the NPS Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (NHT) Appalachian National Scenic Trail (NST) California NHT Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Ice Age NST Juan Bautista de Anza NHT Lewis & Clark NHT Mormon Pioneer NHT Natchez Trace NST New England NST North Country NST Oregon NHT Overmountain Victory NHT Pony Express NHT Potomac Heritage NST Santa Fe NHT Selma to Montgomery NHT Star-Spangled Banner NHT Trail of Tears NHT Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route NHT ONPS-20 Co-Administered by NPS and BLM El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro NHT Old Spanish NHT Co-Administered by NPS and BLM El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro NHT Old Spanish NHT Administered by Other Agencies Arizona NST (Forest Service) Continental Divide NST (Forest Service) Florida NST (Forest Service) Iditarod NHT (Bureau of Land Management) Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) NHT (Forest Service) Pacific Crest NST (Forest Service) Pacific Northwest NST (Forest Service)
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