Colonial National Historical Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment

Colonial National Historical Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment

The National Park Service is carrying out assessments of the natural resource condition (NRCA) for nearly 300 of the National Parks throughout the country deemed to have significant natural resources. This project, to assess condition of Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia, is a synthesis project aimed at collating and synthesizing all available data to assess current status and trend for each metric, combining these into an overall framework. The focus of this study has been to develop a habitat based framework to assess natural resource condition.

 

Key Personnel

Simon Costanzo
Science Integrator
Tracey Saxby
Project Manager
Kate Bentsen
Science Communicator
Tim Carruthers
Director of Coastal Ecology

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2012

Colonial National Historical Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment (JULY)

2011

UMCES researchers attend biennial Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference (DECEMBER)

2010

Workshop in Colonial National Historical Park kicks off natural resource assessment (APRIL)

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2012

Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter) (SYMBOL)

Agricultural mower (SYMBOL)

Tractor 5 (SYMBOL)

Bamboo 2 (SYMBOL)

Dead tree 3 (SYMBOL)

Deer overbrowse: shrub (SYMBOL)

Deer overbrowse: tree (SYMBOL)

Inputs: nutrients, toxins, sediment (SYMBOL)

Suburban: rancher 2 (SYMBOL)

Urban: apartment building 1 (SYMBOL)

Urban: apartment building 2 (SYMBOL)

Urban: apartment building 3 (SYMBOL)

Cannon (SYMBOL)

Hiker: overnight (SYMBOL)

Problema bulenta (Rare Skipper) (SYMBOL)

Stream 3D: healthy (SYMBOL)

Stream 3D: unhealthy (SYMBOL)

Strymon melinus (Grey Hairstreak) (SYMBOL)

2011

Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron) (SYMBOL)

Urban: city 1 (SYMBOL)

Generic shrub: temperate (SYMBOL)

2010

Concrete bollard (SYMBOL)

Vehicle: SUV (SYMBOL)

Bamboo 1 (SYMBOL)

Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) (SYMBOL)

Festuca spp. (Fescue) (SYMBOL)

Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) (SYMBOL)

Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) (SYMBOL)

2009

Castor canadensis (North American Beaver) (SYMBOL)

2008

Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) (SYMBOL)

Chaetodipus hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse) (SYMBOL)

Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota (Ornate Diamondback Terrapin) (SYMBOL)

Peltandra virginica (Green Arrow Alum) (SYMBOL)

Rana clamitans melanota (Northern Green Frog) : adult (SYMBOL)

2007

Bird watcher (SYMBOL)

Quercus montana (Chestnut Oak) with roots (SYMBOL)

Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum) (SYMBOL)

Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood Viburnum) (SYMBOL)

Sturnella neglecta (Western Meadowlark) (SYMBOL)

Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) : buck (SYMBOL)

Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) : doe (SYMBOL)

Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) : fawn (SYMBOL)

2005

Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) (SYMBOL)

Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) with knees (SYMBOL)

Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) (SYMBOL)

Eurycea bislineata (Northern Two-lined Salamander) (SYMBOL)

Pseudotriton ruber (Northern Red Salamander) (SYMBOL)

Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog) : adult (SYMBOL)

Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory) (SYMBOL)

Empidonax virescens (Acadian Flycatcher) (SYMBOL)

Hylocichla mustelina (Wood Thrush) (SYMBOL)

Pinus virginiana (Virginia Pine) (SYMBOL)

Protonotaria citrea (Prothonotary Warbler) (SYMBOL)

Spizella pusilla (Field Sparrow) (SYMBOL)

Rhus radicans (Poison Ivy) (SYMBOL)

Sylvilagus spp. (Cottontail Rabbit) (SYMBOL)

Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal) (SYMBOL)

2004

Pinus taeda (Loblolly Pine) (SYMBOL)

Acer rubrum (Red Maple) 1 (SYMBOL)

Quercus alba (White Oak) (SYMBOL)

Quercus alba (White Oak) leaves (SYMBOL)

Quercus montana (Chestnut Oak) (SYMBOL)

Quercus montana (Chestnut Oak) leaves (SYMBOL)

2003

Concentration: high ozone (SYMBOL)

Ruppia maritima reproductive shoots (SYMBOL)

Ruppia maritima vegetative shoots (SYMBOL)

Phragmites australis (Common Reed) (SYMBOL)

Phragmites australis (Common Reed) singular (SYMBOL)

Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass) 1 (SYMBOL)

Scirpus americanus (Bulrush) (SYMBOL)

Typha spp. (Cattail) (SYMBOL)

2002

Weather: hurricane (N Hemisphere) (SYMBOL)

1999

Dragonfly : adult (SYMBOL)

Reeds (SYMBOL)

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2012

Colonial National Historical Park natural resource condition assessment (REPORT)

Timeframe

  • Start: 2009-07-01
  • Finish: 2012-01-31
  • Duration: 2 years, 6 months

Partners

National Park Service
University of Richmond

Funding Agencies

National Park Service

Locations

Colonial National Historical Park