Cultural Landscape Report

The cultural landscape report (CLR) is used by the National Park Service as the principal management (treatment) document for cultural landscapes. The CLR summarizes a site's history, documents existing conditions, and evaluates the landscapes's historic significance. A CLR guides management decisions for a landscape's physical attributes, biotic systems, and uses based on an understanding of historic significance. The Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: contents, Process, and Techniques was published by the National Park Service in 1998, providing procedural and practical information related to preparing a CLR.