Federal Lands Livability Initiative Gateway Community and Public Lands Participant Form
About the Federal Lands Livability Initiative: While substantial work is being done to promote and implement the Federal Lands Livability Initiative, the question still arises as to what ‘livability’ means and specifically how it is applied in Gateway Communities, communities that neighbor our nation’s treasured lands, i.e., our public lands. Gateway Communities face unique challenges and thus, must work in a symbiotic relationship with their public land partners to integrate transportation, land use, and open space to encourage livability. Through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s partnership with the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), these agencies and their sister agencies have agreed to conduct a pilot research project to assess livability in gateway communities, placing particular emphasis on transportation choices along with other factors that support community livability.
Gateway Communities are frequently characterized as providing essential services such as food and lodging to visitors of our nation’s public lands. These communities attract visitors and residents alike who are seeking unique recreational and cultural heritage experiences.
To answer the question of how ‘livability’ is measured and applied in Gateway Communities, The Conservation Fund, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), FHWA, and its Federal Lands partners, will select up to 5 gateway communities across the country and their neighboring public lands and provide the areas with livability assessments and subsequent community planning workshops to help communities and their public lands achieve livability objectives.
REQUEST: Attached is an application form that can be used by your agency to nominate public lands and associated Gateway Communities to participate in the Livability Initiative. The final selections will be made by The Conservation Fund in partnership with representatives from the U.S. FWS, FHWA, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Completing this form for a select public land/gateway community will not guarantee their acceptance for participation in this project, but will serve as a decision‐making tool that helps the selecting committee screen potential lands and communities for diversity (geographic, demographic, size, type of public land, etc.) Please submit these forms to
[email protected] by January 14, 2013.
If you have any questions about this form or about the Federal Lands Livability Initiative, please contact Kendra Briechle, Senior Training Associate 703/908‐5817,
[email protected]; Katie Allen, Program Associate 304/876‐7825,
[email protected], or Kris Hoellen, Vice President of Sustainable Programs, The Conservation Fund, (304) 876‐7462,
[email protected].
Federal Lands Livability Participation Form
Contact Information: Please provide your contact information.
Name: Larry Gamble
Title: Chief, Branch of Planning and Compliance
Agency: Rocky Mountain National Park
Phone Number: (970) 586-1320
Email:
[email protected] Address: 1000 U.S. Highway 36 (***Note: This street address is only for FedEx, UPS, etc.***)
City/State/ZIP Code: Estes Park, CO 80517
General Information: Please provide general information about the federal public land and its neighboring gateway community that you are submitting for participation in the Federal Lands Livability Initiative.
Name of Federal Public Land Rocky Mountain National Park
Managing Agency: USDI National Park Service
City/State of Federal Public Land:
Estes Park and Grand Lake Colorado
Federal Public Land Manager and Contact Information: Same as above
Is there a gateway community associated with the federal public land(s)? If yes, name of the community/city/town:
YES
NO
Grand Lake, CO
If no, what is the name of the community/city/town that could potentially be considered a gateway community in the future, if applicable? (Consider this community for the following questions.)
What is the distance between the Gateway Community and federal public land? X 5 miles and 20 miles
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Are there any other public lands (other federal, state or local) in the area for which this gateway community serves? YES NO If yes, what are those public lands and who manages them?
Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) – Administered by the USDA Forest Service; Closest distance