NEWS RELEASE U.S. department of the interior national park service
For Immediate Release Contact: Charles E. Fenwick (912) 786-5787 December 14, 2005 Public Invited to Participate in Park Service Management Policies Review
Superintendent, Charles E. Fenwick, announces that the National Park Service (NPS) is beginning the review and comment period of the draft 2006 edition of NPS Management Policies. The Management Policies document is an indispensable tool to help NPS employees manage parks and make rational informed decisions. Public comment is invited for a 120-day period, which closes February 18, 2006. The purpose of the NPS Management Policies is to provide basic direction to park managers for preserving and protecting the park resources and to maintain the resources over time. Comments can be submitted in the following ways: 1.Via the web page at http://nps.gov/fopu This is the preferred method or 2. Via e-mail to waso_policy@nps.gov or 3. Via surface mail to Charles E. Fenwick at Fort Pulaski National Monument P.O. Box 30757 Savannah, GA 31410, or 4.At Fort Pulaski National Monument for reviewing a printed copy of the NPS Management Policies document. Superintendent Fenwick invites all interested individuals, groups, park neighbors, organizations, agencies, and public officials to submit their comments. Commenters and comments become part of the public record. Please note that names and addresses of people who comment become part of the public record. ?The public comment period is an important first step in the planning process,? stated Fenwick.
0n October 15, 1924, Fort Pulaski National Monument was established by the proclamation of President Calvin Coolidge. The area was turned over to the National Park Service on July 28, 1933, by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fort Pulaski is the site of a turning point in history as a result of the action that occurred in April of 1862. Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort; breaching the southeast angle. The quick success of this experimental cannon surprised military strategists. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete.
Fort Pulaski NM is located off U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. The park operating hours are 9-5 daily (Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas). Park gates are closed at 5:15 p.m. An entrance fee is charged for admission and is payable in the Park Visitor Center. Admission is $3 per adult (16 and over). -NPS-
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