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Petrified Forest National Parklong logs in Rainbow Forest, Photo by Marge Post/NPS
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Petrified Forest National Park
Management

management includes:

Park Planning
 
 
Cliff Spencer

Clifford (Cliff) Spencer was selected superintendent of Petrified Forest National Park. (News Release January 25, 2008)

 

Management Documents

Superintendent's Compendium (March 12, 2008)

Final General Management Plan Revision / Environmental Impact Statement, May 2004 
PDF (12MB) 

2005-2008 Strategic Plan
PDF (86 KB)

Environmental Management System Commitment Statement (2005)
PDF (130 KB)

Maintenance Guides for the Treatment of Historic Properties at Petrified Forest National Park (2005) 
PDF (7.7MB)

 
petrified wood
Park Purpose
Park Planning begins with defining the park's purpose.
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badland hill
Park Significance
The significance of the park's resources guides management policies.
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flowers and petrified wood
Primary Interpretive Themes
These ideas and meanings related to the park’s resources are the stories told in the park.
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Agate House pueblo made with petrified wood chunks  

Did You Know?
Petrified wood was so abundant when the ancestral Puebloan people were living in the area that they used it not only for stone tools but also as building material, such as the "brick" used in Agate House at Petrified Forest National Park.

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Last Updated: November 07, 2009 at 17:03 EST