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01/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 15:45

Fort Pulaski National Monument release a Finding of No Significant Impact for Development Concept Plan

News Release Date:
January 10, 2025

Contact: Max Farley, 912-710-1283

SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski National Monument finalized the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the park's recent Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment (DCP/EA) on January 7, 2025.

The Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment will provide Fort Pulaski with a consistent planning framework. Selected actions include:

  • Establish new desired conditions for visitor use and experience, natural and cultural resources, and facilities and infrastructure.
  • Relocate the entrance station and widen the entrance road.
  • Improve visitor center parking and visitor safety.
  • Improve picnic area Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) accessibility.
  • Relocate Volunteer-In-Parks (VIP) campsites and construct a new building for maintenance, resource programs, and law enforcement staff and equipment.
The plan/EA also establishes visitor capacities for Cockspur Island. The signed FONSI and final DCP/EA is available under the Document List at:
ParkPlanning - Development Concept Plan and EA for Facilities and Infrastructure at FOPU

Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. For more information, please call the visitor center during business hours at 912-219-4233, email [email protected], visit the park website at www.nps.gov/fopu, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FortPulaskiNPS.