Natural Resource Condition Assessment for George Washington Memorial Parkway

IAN worked with the National Park Service to develop a Natural Resource Condition Assessment for George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP). This report uses air quality, water quality, biodiversity, and landscape data to assess the current condition of the park. Significant natural areas occur throughout GWMP that are extremely rich in biodiversity and historical context. The park provides islands of refuge for many rare and unique plant and animal species in the highly urbanized Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, protecting a variety of cultural and natural resources. The park even includes plant community types found nowhere else on earth. Natural resources in GWMP are in degraded condition overall, and are under threat from surrounding land use, regionally poor air quality, deer overpopulation, and exotic species and pests.

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