Open for comment · closes December 18
Shape Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad park's future direction
National Park Service · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
- What
- A new general management plan will set how this historic freedom network is preserved and shared for decades.
- Where
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
- How much
- The cultural and historic resources tied to Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad routes could be under- or over-developed depending on the plan chosen.
- By when
- Comments to National Park Service by December 18, 2026.Date from National Park Service PEPC project page ↗, read November 6, 2026.
What to ask forAll 3 points →
Support this General Management Plan, which will set the long-term direction for how Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park protects and interprets the cultural and historic resources tied to Harriet Tubman's life and the Underground Railroad.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur plain-English read of the NPS Planning (PEPC) project page ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the project page names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchThe first sentence of our What’s at risk read of the notice; the whole read is under Case.
- By whenDecember 18, 2026, from National Park Service PEPC project page, the document’s comment period ↗. Read November 6, 2026.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 6, 2026.
Two ways to be heard on this, and both count. Comment for the legal record, then call the members who answer to you.
Comment now3 holes in the agency’s own analysis
Make these points, in your own words
- Support this General Management Plan, which will set the long-term direction for how Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park protects and interprets the cultural and historic resources tied to Harriet Tubman's life and the Underground Railroad.
- This plan governs infrastructure and recreation decisions at the park, so approving a strong GMP ensures visitor access and facilities are developed in ways that honor the historic preservation mission of this site.
- I support the NPS moving forward with this draft GMP because it establishes the framework for safeguarding irreplaceable cultural resources at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park for future generations.
Say something only you can say. The law requires the agency to consider and respond to substantive comments, and specifics are what make a comment substantive.
Protective action worth supporting
A new general management plan will set how this historic freedom network is preserved and shared for decades.
What’s at risk
If we stay silent
Our plain-English read of the official notice ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words below.
In the agency’s own words
NPS GMP DRAFT Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP (2026)
Who signs it
The notice names no signer PLAN could read. PLAN names a decision-maker only when the document names one.
The ground
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
In court on this ground
This fight isn’t bound to a land unit in PLAN’s record yet, so there are no court cases to show for its ground.
Who holds the vote
PLAN’s record doesn’t tie a member of Congress to this fight yet. The scorecard grades the votes and bills that decide public lands; nothing joins a vote or a bill to this decision, so there’s no member to name here without guessing.
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NPS PEPCWe track this on the agency’s own system of record, where most on-the-ground decisions live.
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