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Presentations on National Park Resources
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National Park Service Spotlights
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2016 Spotlight on National Park Resources
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Spotlight Posters on National Park Resources
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National Park Service Spotlights
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2016 Spotlight on National Park Resources
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Poster Session: 2016 Spotlight on National Parks
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National Park Service Spotlights
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2016 Spotlight on National Park Resources
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Camera Trap Survey to Assess Whitetail Deer Population
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Many protected areas in the eastern US struggle with the issue of deer overabundance due to the lack of authorized hunting and the absence of natural predators such as wolves and mountain lions. Subsequent prob lems arise including habitat degradation, poor herd health, and increased negative human-wildlife interactions such as car accidents. Catoctin Mountain Park completed a deer management plan in 2009 incorporating a direct reduction strategy to resolve the white-tailed deer overabundance issue and have since seen positive results. Each year the population is monitored using spotlight surveys and Program Distance. In 2015, we implemented an additional eight week long, un-baited camera trap survey. Thirty-nine cameras (1/149acres) operated from mid-July through mid- September. Findings indicated that the park’s deer population was approximately 21 deer/mi2. We plan to compare these results with those provided by Program Distance to determine if this method of population monitoring will be considered in future years.
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National Park Service Spotlights
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2016 Spotlight on National Park Resources
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Poster Session: 2016 Spotlight on National Parks
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Agenda and Presentations from the Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region
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To celebrate the National Park Service Centennial through talks and posters that highlight accomplishments in resources management and stewardship. The 2016 Spotlight featured contributions from every park in the region.
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OLD National Capital Region's Biennial Spotlight on National Park Resources
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Applying LCC Tools to Issues Impacting the Keystone State
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Pennsylvania is a landscape filled with abundant forests and wildlife, thousands of miles of rivers and streams, and home to a productive energy industry that includes the emergence of natural gas and alternative energy sources. Natural resource agencies and conservation organizations increasingly see the value for proactive science and tools that help inform decisions both locally and regionally in order to best protect and conserve the lands, waters, and wildlife of the state while harnessing resources that benefit society and the economy.
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News & Events
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Appalachian LCC Steering Committee Meeting
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News & Events
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Varner, Alex
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Expertise Search
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Danks, Zak
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Expertise Search
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"Ecosystem Benefits and Risks" Research and Website Support Natural Resource Management across the Appalachians
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The Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) and the U.S. Forest Service are releasing products from the first phase of an ongoing study assessing benefits of and risks to the region's "ecosystem services" -- natural assets valued by people such as clean drinking water, outdoor recreation, forest products, and biological conservation.
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News & Events