National Park Service Case Studies
McGraw Ranch
The Park Service estimates that its maintenance backlog for historic structures is $1.5 billion. This was one reason park managers in Rocky Mountain National Park proposed demolishing fifteen historic buildings at McGraw Ranch.
Plum Orchard
Cumberland Island National Seashore was established as a unit of the National Park Service in 1972, due in large part to the generosity of existing landowners who wanted to save the special character of the island from development and preserve its natural and historic qualities.
