Niobrara National Scenic River General Management Plan

The Niobrara River, once described as a "mountain stream in a prairie state," flows from east to west across Northern Nebraska. In 1991 the Niobrara Scenic River Act was passed, establishing the waterway as an official unit of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and part of the National Park Service. This General Management Plan, completed and published in 2006, addresses issues of landownership; resource management; fishing, hunting, and trapping; visitor protection; terminology; management alternatives; visitor information, education, and interpretation; facility and infrastructure; recreational use; resource management; and boundaries. These issues were specifically identified as critical through public meetings and consultations with other government agencies. General Management Plans and Impact Statements are integral to the continued preservation of natural and cultural resources, and are regularly prepared and implemented by each unit of the National Park Service.