Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument written by Mark V. Corrao and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-09-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) report and accompanying geodatabase is designed to give HAFO resource managers a better understanding of current natural resource conditions within and adjacent to the Monument. Assessments were accomplished through literature review, evaluating existing data, and collection of new data for areas where sufficient, reliable data was not available. Information gained from this assessment will help form the basis for development of actions to mitigate degradation of HAFO's natural resources and assist in the development of desired future conditions through Park management processes. Additionally, an overall description of HAFO natural resources and their history, condition, threats, and stressors are presented throughout this document followed by a summary and management recommendations. All management practices structured toward attaining Proper Functioning Conditions within natural ecosystems will aid NPS resource managers in accomplishing their goals of conservation for future generations.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment City of Rocks National Reserve written by John A. Erixson and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-09-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overall description of CIRO natural resources, historic overview, condition, threats, and stressors are presented throughout this document followed by a site summary and management recommendations.
Download or read book Pea Ridge National Military Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment written by Gust M. Annis and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In accordance with National Park Service requirements, staff with the Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership and the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network conducted a natural resource condition assessment (NRCA) for Pea Ridge National Military Park (PERI). NRCA's are intended to provide a synthesized assessment of current conditions in the park. The NCRA for PERI builds on methods developed for a similar effort for Effigy Mounds National Monument. Basic elements of the methodology include (1) reliance on a framework of essential ecological attributes provided by the Environmental Protection agency, (2) development of a list of resource types, indicators, and attributes for assessment, and (3) application of assessments by reporting unit, including park wide, major terrestrial landscapes types, and major streams and tributaries. Current condition was assigned to indicators based on contemporary data and management targets were defined based on best available information, which ranged from quantitative sampling data to expert opinion.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of natural resources at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO). It also addresses sets of stressors that threaten these resources and the biological integrity of habitats in the park. This assessment focuses on vital signs outlined by the Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Network (APHN), as well as on attributes relevant to the park's natural resources. Assessed attributes are roughly organized into broad groups of resources as follows: air quality, atmospheric deposition, weather and climate, water quality, vegetation, animal communities, and landscape dynamics.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment written by John A. Erixson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment City of Rocks National Reserve Research Natural Area written by Jack Bell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assessment report and accompanying geodatabase is designed to give the managers and planners of the City of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO) a better understanding of the natural resources within the Research Natural Area (RNA). Assessment of the natural resources was accomplished by conducting literature reviews, evaluating existing data, and collection of new data. The CIRO was created November 18, 1988, by Public Law 100-696, Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988. This act drew a 22 mile boundary around lands owned or managed by the USDA Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR), and private individuals. After the approval of the 1994 City of Rocks National Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan, the Park Service officially transferred on-site management of the reserve to IDPR on May 2, 1996.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Fort Donelson National Battlefield written by Gary Sundin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of natural resources at Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO). It also addresses sets of stressors that threaten these resources and the biological integrity of habitats in the park. This assessment focuses on vital signs outlined by the Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Network (CUPN), and on attributes relevant to the park's natural resources. Assessed attributes are roughly organized into broad groups of resources as follows: air quality, water quality, vegetation, animal communities, and landscape dynamics.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area written by Luke Worsham and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park written by Gary Sundin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of natural resources at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA). It also addresses sets of stressors that threaten these resources and the biological integrity of habitats in the park. This assessment focuses on vital signs outlined by the Cumberland/Piedmont Network, and other attributes relevant to the park's natural resources. Assessed attributes are roughly organized into broad groups of resources as follows: air and climate, geology and soils, water, biological integrity, and landscape dynamics.
Download or read book A Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Rocky Mountain National Park written by David M. Theobald and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrating Landscape Approaches and Multi Resource Analysis into Natural Resource Management written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The responsible management of natural resources for present-day needs and future generations requires integrated approaches that are place-based, embrace systems thinking, and incorporate the social, economic, and environmental considerations of sustainability. Landscape-scale analysis takes this holistic view by focusing on the spatial scales most appropriate for the resource types and values being managed. Landscape-scale analysis involves assessing landscape features in relation to a group of influencing factors such as land use change, hydrologic changes or other disturbances, topography, and historical vegetation conditions. As such, different types of data and multiple disciplines may be required for landscape analysis, depending on the question of interest and scale of analysis. Multi-resource analysis (MRA) is an approach to landscape-scale analysis that integrates information among multiple natural resources, including ecosystem services, and is designed to evaluate impacts and tradeoffs between development and conservation at landscape scales to inform public resource managers. This approach implicitly addresses social, economic, and ecological functional relationships; for example, actions to realize the benefits of one type of natural resource (e.g., minerals, oil, and gas) may influence behavior and potential benefits related to other types of natural resources (e.g., recreational opportunities). In June 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on using landscape-based approaches and MRA to better inform federal decision making for the sustainable management of natural resources. Participants discussed knowledge gaps and priority areas for research and presentations of case studies of approaches that have been used to effectively integrate landscape-based approaches and MRA into practice. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Download or read book Assessment of Natural Resource and Watershed Condition written by Richard T. Golightly and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ecological assessment of natural resource conditions in and adjacent to Redwood National and State Parks, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, and Oregon Caves National Monument was conducted with the following objectives: 1) provide an initial, science-based evaluation of resource condition status of the Parks and include the associated data used for the evaluation; 2) provide a report that allows Park superintendents and managers to meet Government Performance Results Act and Office of Management and Budget reporting requirements; and 3) develop a reproducible framework for the assessment that can be used at other park units.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment written by Jack Bell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of the National Park Service is “to conserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment of this and future generations” (National Park Service 1999) To uphold this goal, the Director of the NPS approved the Natural Resource Challenge to encourage national parks to focus on the preservation of the nation's natural heritage through science, natural resource inventories, and expanded resource monitoring (National Park Service 1999). Through the challenge, 270 parks in the national park system were organized into 32 inventory and monitoring networks. The Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) consists of nine widely separated NPS units located in western Montana, Idaho, eastern Washington, and central Oregon. Parks of the Upper Columbia Basin Network include: Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO), City of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO), Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO), Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO), John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA), Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO), Minidoka Internment National Monument (MIIN), Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE), and Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI). As part of the Natural Resource Challenge, the NPS Water Resources Division received an increase in funding to assess natural resource conditions in national park units. Management oversight and technical support for this effort is provided by the division's Watershed Condition Assessment (WCA) Program. The WCA Program partnered with the Pacific West Region to fund and oversee an assessment at each park in the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN). This report documents the results of the Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) completed for Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI).
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment Nez Perce National Historical Park written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) report and accompanying geodatabase is designed to give the resource managers of Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE) a better understanding of the condition of natural resources within and adjacent to the park. Assessment of the natural resources was accomplished by conducting a thorough literature review, evaluating existing data, and also collecting new data on areas of the park where sufficient, reliable data for an assessment was not available. Aquatic and upland habitats were assessed and treated separately in the report. Selected threats and stressors to NEPE's natural resources were evaluated for the entire park. Information gained from this report will form the basis for development of actions to reduce and prevent impairment of NEPE's natural resources and assist in the development of desired future conditions through park planning processes.
Download or read book Natural Resource Condition Assessment Richmond National Battlefield Park Virginia written by Rebecca M. Schneider and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Executive Summary The goal of this assessment is to provide an overview of natural resource condition status to allow Richmond National Battlefield Park (NBP) to effectively manage National Park Service (NPS) trust resources through Resource Stewardship Strategies (RSS) and General Management Plans.
Download or read book A Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Rocky Mountain National Park written by David M. Theobald and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors conducted a natural resource assessment of Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO) to provide a synthesis of existing scientific data and knowledge to address the current conditions for a subset of important park natural resources. The intent is for this report to help provide park resource managers with data and information, particularly in the form of spatially-explicit maps and GIS databases, about those natural resources and to place emerging issues within a local, regional, national, or global context.
Download or read book BLM Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Handbook written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
