facilities renewal master plan - National Zoo - Smithsonian Institution

FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK
WASHINGTON, DC
PROPONENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE ACTION:
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Office of Planning and Project Management
Attn: Debra Nauta-Rodriguez, AIA, Project Executive
600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 5001
MRC 511 PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202.633.6548
nautad@si.edu
LEAD RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL AGENCY:
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
ABSTRACT
The Smithsonian Institution (SI) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) to
evaluate the proposed Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan (the Master Plan) for the
National Zoological Park (the National Zoo) at its Rock Creek site in the District of
Columbia. This document integrates environmental and cultural resource considerations
consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA). In the EA, SI analyzes the potential impacts of feasible
alternatives (including the No-Action Alternative) for facilities improvements identified
within the Master Plan. The Master Plan emphasizes creating large land areas for exhibit
renewal and making site-wide improvements to circulation, entry/arrival experience,
service access, and parking. Government agencies and the public are encouraged to
review and comment on this EA. Comments must be submitted during the 30-day public
review period, beginning on May 19, 2008 and concluding on June 19, 2008.
Please direct written comments on this EA, via U.S. mail or email, to:
National Zoo Master Plan EA
c/o Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc
810 Gleneagles Court, Suite 106
Baltimore, MD 21286
jwiser@g-and-o.com
Comments may also be posted online at:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/AboutUs/FuturePlans/masterplan.cfm