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Summary of Comments

Effigy Mounds National MonumentGeneral Management PlanNewsletter 2March 2006

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorEffigy Mounds National MonumentIowa

Dear Friends,

Effigy Mounds National Monument is in the early stages of a process to develop a general management plan

— a 20-year vision for the monument’s protection and management. As an important part of this process, theplanning team collected information from the general public and interested parties regarding what they valueabout the national monument, related issues or opportunities, and visions for the monument’s future. Wemailed our first newsletter last November, with a return comment form, and held two public meetings. As aresult, we received many good comments and ideas that are summarized in this newsletter.

I want to thank you for your time, thoughtful comments, and continued interest in this process. Many of you

have expressed specific ideas and concerns about the monument and its future. Your input has been, and willcontinue to be, invaluable in helping us develop a management plan that will make a lasting difference in longterm management.

Thank you for your interest in the future of Effigy Mounds National Monument.

Phyllis EwingSuperintendent
OTHER COMMENTS 

Some other comments or ideas we received follow:

• Include site-specific interpretation (Heritage Addition, river

confluence, bluffs, etc.).

• Put more artifacts in display.• Keep entrance fees low.• Encourage canoeing on Yellow

River.

• Partner with Yellow River

State Forest, state parks,and counties.

• Consider establishing a

National Heritage Area.

• Keep a pristine piece of

land, the HeritageAddition, for Iowa and thecountry.

• Record and interpret early

Indian settlement remnants on the HeritageAddition.

• Consider acquiring more

mounds/land.

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