Publications about National Capital Region Parks

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What is RAMS? (Page 1)

What is RAMS?

Katie May Laumann, Annie Carew, Ann Foo, Joe Edgerton ·
2 March 2023

RAMS, or Resource Assessments for Management Strategies, provides the next generation of Natural Resource Condition Assessments in the National Park Service National Capital Region. It uses Inventory and Monitoring data to assess natural resource conditions and inform management in the parks.

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National Capital Parks-East Natural Resource Condition Assessment (Page 1)

National Capital Parks-East Natural Resource Condition Assessment

Walsh BM, Campbell JP, Costanzo SD, Dennison WC, Lehman M, Milton M, Nortrup M, Syphax S ·
25 April 2016

The National Capital Parks–East (NACE) provides a natural haven for the urbanized Washington, D.C., area. NACE includes 14 major park areas that comprise more than 8,000 acres of the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, through the eastern part of Washington, D.C., to Prince George’s and Charles counties, Maryland.

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The challenge of communicating monitoring results to effect change (Page 1)

The challenge of communicating monitoring results to effect change

Carter SL, Mora-Bourgeois G, Lookingbill TR, Carruthers TJB, and Dennison WC ·
2007

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, the National Park Service (NPS) has been charged with preserving the natural and cultural heritage of the United States for future generations. It is only recently, however, that the NPS has fully embraced the need to understand and describe the ecology of parks. The infusion of an ecological perspective into the natural resource management of the national parks is what separates today's park management from much of that which preceded it (Sellars 1997).

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National Capital Region Network Regional Overview (Page 1)

National Capital Region Network Regional Overview

Jane Hawkey, Tim Carruthers, Bill Dennison ·
21 December 2006

This poster series outlines the work of the National Capital Region Network's (NCRN) Inventory and Monitoring Program. The program's role is to monitor the status and trends of the parks, their vital signs and development pressures. Park vital signs monitoring is designed to inform managers of the condition of water, air, plants and animals, and the various ecological, biological, and physical processes that act on those resources.

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National Capital Parks-East (Page 1)

National Capital Parks-East

Jane Hawkey, Tim Carruthers, Bill Dennison ·
20 December 2006

National Capital Parks-East includes 14 major sites covering over 8,000 acres within Washington, DC and three nearby counties in MD. The parks lie entirely within the Coastal Plain physiographic region and are managed for a variety of natural, cultural, and recreational resources.

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An Eye Opening Approach to Integrated Environmental Assessments (Page 1)

An Eye Opening Approach to Integrated Environmental Assessments

Bill Dennison, Tim Carruthers, Jane Hawkey ·
6 February 2006

Environmental management is not practiced in a vacuum. Effective stewardship of natural resources requires the adoption of multiple objectives set forth by diverse groups of stakeholders with varied perspectives and interests. Within this management landscape, integrated environmental assessments provide a useful framework for evaluating resources and directing management efforts.

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Creating a framework for reporting ecological conditions: National Capital Region Network of the National Park Service (Page 1)

Creating a framework for reporting ecological conditions: National Capital Region Network of the National Park Service

Jane Hawkey ·
1 August 2005

This newsletter is the product of the May 2005 Vital Signs workshop, with participants from each of the 11 National Parks within the NCRN. The National Park Service (NPS) is implementing a series of programs designed to provide a stronger scientific basis for management actions. The Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program was initiated in 1990 to help fulfill this mission.

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