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Contact: Larry Whalon, 530-667-8101
TULELAKE, California – The National Park Service has issued the final decision on the general management plan for the Tule Lake Unit.
The plan provides long-term guidance for how the National Park Service will develop and manage the unit, and how the stories of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II will be told at Tule Lake. The plan outlines several actions including:
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Supporting visitor opportunities with an emphasis on technology;
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Providing a year-round NPS presence at the park;
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Providing direction for a range of preservation treatments to historic buildings and the cultural landscape; and
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Fostering a wide variety of partnerships.
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The plan does not recommend any boundary adjustments.
The Tule Lake Unit preserves a portion of the Tule Lake Segregation Center, which was one of 10 camps where 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. The unit also includes two areas, the Peninsula and Camp Tulelake, that were associated with the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II. Designated in 2008 by President George W. Bush, the purpose of the Tule Lake Unit is to preserve, study, and interpret the history and setting of the incarceration of Japanese Americans at Tule Lake. Between 1942 and 1946, over 29,000 people of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated there, and two thirds of those incarcerated were US citizens.
“The NPS is pleased to finalize the plan for the Tule Lake Unit and share it with the public. The plan includes ideas raised by the public and addresses concerns from important communities associated with Tule Lake, including those who experienced Tule Lake firsthand and local neighboring communities. Implementing the plan will not happen all at once; it’s likely to take many years, as funds and resources become available. We’re looking forward to the work ahead in realizing the plan’s vision, together with our partners and local community,” says Lawrence Whalon, Superintendent of the Tule Lake Unit and Lava Beds National Monument.
The decision and final plan, in the form of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), is available at parkplanning.nps.gov/
To learn more about about the Tule Lake Unit, please see the unit website: https://www.nps.gov/tule/getinvolved/tule-lake-general-management-plan.htm.
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- Tule Lake National Monument
Summer 2023 Schedule for Lava Beds and Tule Lake National Monuments
- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2023-05-23
Beginning on Memorial Day weekend, Lava Beds and Tule Lake National Monuments will transition to their summer schedules.
- Locations: Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, Honouliuli National Historic Site, Manzanar National Historic Site, Minidoka National Historic Site, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Tule Lake National Monument
- Offices: Office of Communications
- Date Released: 2022-02-10
The National Park Service, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will co-host this year’s National Day of Remembrance with live virtual events from February 18-20. The commemoration marks 80 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. The commemoration was made in coordination with Friends of Minidoka, Japanese American Citizens League, and the Japanese American National Museum.
- Locations: Lava Beds National Monument, Tule Lake National Monument
- Offices: Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12
- Date Released: 2021-07-29
The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Chris Mengel to serve as the superintendent of Lava Beds and Tule Lake national monuments starting in late August.
- Tule Lake National Monument
National Park Service Releases Decision on the General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Tule Lake Unit of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2018-05-31
The National Park Service has issued the final decision on the general management plan for the Tule Lake Unit.
- Tule Lake National Monument
New Superintendent Selected to lead Lava Beds, and Tule Lake National Monuments
- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2015-08-07
Larry Whalon selected to be the next superintendent of the Tule Lake Unit and Lava Beds National Monuments.
- Tule Lake National Monument
Tule Lake Unit to Receive Facelift
- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2014-11-14
The Tule Lake Unit is receiving a facelift! In its continued effort to protect and preserve the historic landscape that once made up the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Newell, CA, the National Park Service is replacing some non-historic chain link security fencing that has deteriorated to the point of coming apart. If this continues, the safety of these historically significant buildings will be compromised. As the new site is still under development, it is imperative that these valuable assets are protected until full time staffing is in place, and the site is developed properly so visitors can safely enjoy it.
- Tule Lake National Monument
National Park Service Staff „Bioblitz‟ The Peninsula!
- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2014-10-08
Tule Lake Unit Conducts First Time Biological Surveys
- Tule Lake National Monument
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- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2009-07-03
The Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the Tule Lake Committee will hold a dedication ceremony of the new Tule Lake Unit of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at 10:00AM, on Friday July 3rd in Newell, CA.
- Tule Lake National Monument
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- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2009-05-16
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Tule Lake Unit began giving the first of its on-site summer tours on Saturday, May 16th, 2009
- Tule Lake National Monument
TULE LAKE SEGREGATION CENTER BECOMES NATIONAL MONUMENT
- Locations: Tule Lake National Monument
- Date Released: 2008-12-05
President Bush designates the former Japanese American internment camp site Tule Lake as part of the new World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.
Last updated: July 29, 2021