I've just received a letter from Mr. Russell Galipeau, Jr., the Superintendent of the Channel Islands National Park. Mr. Galipeau wrote to thank me for my letter regarding kayaking and kayak camping within the Park and to let me know about their planning. Rather than submit his letter in its entirety, I will report a condensed version. The park is currently in the process of developing an updated General Management Plan (GMP) with the purpose of defining resource management and visitor use. The GMP is especially important for Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands since the last GMP was completed prior to National Park Service ownership of these two islands. Visitor use of the 1985 GMP for these two islands was not adequately addressed. After the GMP has set the vision, a more detailed level of planning will follow which will develop a backcountry management plan. The backcountry management plan will address beach and kayaker camping. The letters we write will be kept on file and used during this process. "As with the GMP, the backcountry management plan will involve public participation." I want to thank everyone who wrote letters to the NPS in support of the Channel Islands National Park Water Trail. It sounds like our requests will be considered. I would also like to encourage those of you who are interested in a CINP Water Trail, but have not yet sent a letter to please do so. The more letters received, the better our chances of getting the water trail. Our interests will be weighed with the interests of the backpacking community. Until our letter writing campaign was started, the NPS had not received any letters to document our interests in a water trail In case you are new to this discussion, we have been sending letters requesting the NPS to establish a water trail with primitive camp sites near the water for kayak campers to use at Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands in the Channel Islands National Park. We have been sending our letters to: Mr. Russell E. Galipeau, Jr. Superintendent of the Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 All the best, Patrick Martin Moorpark, CA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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