The National Park Service is preparing a foundation document to guide future planning and management of Amache National Historic Site. We invite you to participate in this effort.
On March 18, 2022, President Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act into law, starting the process to establish Amache as a new unit of the national park system. The new legislation directs the National Park Service to preserve and protect Amache and to interpret Amache’s history and continuing relevance for current and future generations. As the National Park Service works toward those goals, one of the first steps is developing a foundation document. A foundation document identifies a national park unit’s core purpose and significance, its most important resources and values, and the key interpretive themes or concepts that tell its unique story. Foundation documents also identify important issues to be addressed in future planning and data collection efforts. A foundation document is not intended to provide specific recommendations for how the park will be managed but will instead inform future decision making by documenting what is most important about Amache and what efforts are needed to protect and preserve its resources. Foundation documents are a required first step before comprehensive management and development planning.
The National Park Service would like to hear from you and gather your perspectives in several ways as the foundation document is developed.
Attend a public meeting. Meet with the National Park Service to learn more about the foundation document process and share your thoughts and ideas on the future of Amache by attending a public meeting. Meetings will be held in California and Colorado. Each meeting will follow the same format, beginning with an informational presentation and followed by opportunities to ask questions and share thoughts and ideas with NPS staff in an open house setting. Please consider joining us at the location and on the day that is most convenient for you. Information on public meetings is listed below, as well as on the project web page (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/AMCH_Foundation)
Attend a virtual information session. This virtual meeting will begin with the same informational presentation as the in-person meetings, followed by a moderated question-and-answer session about foundation documents and the best methods for submitting written comments. This meeting will be recorded and remain available on the project website to view at your convenience. The meeting date and link is included below.
