SCENERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
One premise of SMS is that land management
activities (including construction of facilities)
should not contrast with the existing naturalappearing
landscape. Within a framework of
regional landscape character types, form, line,
color, and texture should be used to make
activities and structures “fit” within landscapes
(Agricultural Handbook 666). This approach
promotes a strong response to the context of
the natural landscape. It also reinforces the
concept of early park planning that structures
should be visually subordinate to the landscape.