The National Park Service will not acService directly manage the corridor Managing the river corridor will primarily be the responsibility of the five local governments Existing laws should be used to ID: 896658
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1 and Environmental Impact Scenic and Recr
and Environmental Impact Scenic and Recreational River important biological link between the Pinecontroversial land developmenated 35.4 miles of the Maurice River and its tributaries corridor extend one-quarter mile from each bank. The river corridor Cumberland County municipalities (Commercnd one Atlantic County municipality (Buena The water that the Maurice River delivers to the Delaware Baoyster, crab and fin-fish industries. The corridor incley's largest stand of wild rice, and 53 percent of the animal species (excluding marine mammals) that the state has draws from the Cohansey aquifer, the region'serve as a generator of economic activity; the
2 Ecotourism Plan prepared by Cumberland
Ecotourism Plan prepared by Cumberland The goal of the Comprehensive Management Plan is to preserve the Maurice River and nd conserve the remarkable resources for duplicating other efforts, the Plan, although prepared by the National Park Service, is drawn completely from existing documents and federal documents since 1993. As a cooperatively managed unit of the National Park System, management of the river corridor is shared among the neighboring municipalities, Atlantic and Cumberland other governmental agencies-the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife activities within the River Corridor. The Citizens United to Protect the Maur
3 ice River and its Tributaries, Inc. ispr
ice River and its Tributaries, Inc. ispreserving the River. The municipalities have primary responsibility for the river, and all Commercial, Maurice River, and Vineland require a minimuwithin the corridor is ownend findings based on citizen input produced the following guidelines for management of the river corridor: The National Park Service will not acService directly manage the corridor; Managing the river corridor will primarily be the responsibility of the five local governments; Existing laws should be used to avoid over regulation; agriculture, fishing, marinas, hunting and trapping will be maintained; ! Landowner rights will be respec
4 ted; onomic revitalization in keeping w
ted; onomic revitalization in keeping with An Environmental Impact Statement prepared in conjunction with the Plan recommends keeping the existing management plan - with ource management issues and recommendations, such as encouraging soil bio-engineered bank stabilization systems, and using conservation easements to protect undeveloped waterfront property. It establishes two wide, motorized recreational activities are permitted; waterways less than 200 feet wide are restricted to non-motorized vehicles, with use of electric motors permitted in certain areas. Finally, the Plan makes recommendations on visitor management and interpretation service