OpportunityTitle: Inform and Redirect Visitors During Redwood Renewal Projects
Description: Not a Request for applications. This is a Notice of Intent to Award under a current Cooperative Agreement. This project will provide three Public Information Contacts (PICs) to communicate with and help reroute visitors during a series of construction projects at Muir Woods National Monument. From 2019 through 2022, NPS will be implementing the so-called Redwood Renewal projects, which is a set of deferred-maintenance infrastructure and visitor access projects as well as resource enhancements. The park will remain open to the annual 1 million visitors throughout the construction, but numerous trails, bridges, the entrance plaza and parking lots will be closed intermittently throughout this period. The PIC&apos;s will work for 5.5 months per year for each of the four years (2019 to 2022) of construction. The Public Information Contacts (PIC&apos;s) help redirect visitors, inform them about work underway, and engage them in interpretation of the resource benefits. The PIC&#191;s will print new maps as needed, change trail closure signs and converse with visitors throughout each day. The goal is to provide a high quality visitor experience despite trail re-routes, noise, and visible construction activity in the prime visitor area. The &quot;Redwood Renewal Projects&quot; include new water and sewer lines, modification/improvements to all 5 parking lots and the entrance plaza to function better with the new reservation system, replacement of 4 aging pedestrian bridges, replacement of the entrance boardwalk, three new trail routes for sections of the main trail, and a creek restoration project to remove rock riprap from creek banks and improve salmon habitat. This project also includes preparation of communication materials, signs, and on-line information to inform visitors both before and during their visit to Muir Woods.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Kristina_Bliss@nps.gov
GrantorContactText: Agreements Officer Kristina Bliss 805 370 2321&lt;br/&gt;Kristina_Bliss@nps.gov
CloseDateExplanation: This announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service&#191;s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities.