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Algal Blooms, Corrosion Inhibitors and Constructed Water Features by Tim Williamson, David Tilley, Walter Zachritz, last updated: Jun 03, 2016 03:57 PM
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Explore Natural Communities: Mobile Experience by Judy Teague, Allen Asnellmo, Erin Jones, Dave Hauver, Diane Pavek, and Ann Gallagher, last updated: Jun 03, 2016 03:57 PM
A joint project of NatureServe and the National Park Service, National Capital Region. With NPS support, NatureServe formed a team including 4 college- level interns to create a mobile experience for the Explore Natural Communities website. With a mobile device (cell phone, tablet, iPad, etc.) and an internet connection, all users can access a map of the park and track their location along trails, query the map for information about nearby natural communities, use pictures of plants and animals that help form the natural communities to learn to recognize them in the field, enjoy prebuilt hikes, listen to podcasts, and watch videos all focused on the natural history and natural communities of Rock Creek Park. Check it out on your mobile device at: http://explorenaturalcommunities.org/parks-places/rock-creek-park/ mobile-map.
Agenda and Presentations from the Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 03, 2016 03:51 PM
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.
Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 03, 2016 01:34 AM
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.
Connecticut River Watershed Landscape Conservation Design Pilot by mmallek, last updated: Jun 01, 2016 01:56 PM
 
Hoskinson, Sarah by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 01, 2016 10:46 AM
 
Meeks, Lee by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: May 31, 2016 12:38 PM
 
Tait, Andrew Tait by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: May 26, 2016 12:55 PM
 
"Ecosystem Benefits and Risks" Research and Website Support Natural Resource Management across the Appalachians by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: May 26, 2016 10:24 AM
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.
Danks, Zak by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: May 20, 2016 10:27 AM
 
OLD National Capital Region's Biennial Spotlight on National Park Resources by Web Editor, last updated: May 19, 2016 07:44 PM
 
Connecting the Connecticut: Partners create science-based blueprint for conserving New England’s largest river system by David Eisenhauer, last updated: May 19, 2016 01:54 PM
It started two years ago as an experiment in combining big data with a big conservation vision for the 11,250 square-mile Connecticut River watershed.
Accuracy Assessment of Vegetation Maps in NCR Parks by Judy Teague and Diane Pavek, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:57 PM
A joint project of NatureServe and the National Park Service, National Capital Region. NatureServe has completed an Accuracy Assessment of the mapping of plant communities in 11 parks in the National Capital Region. An Accuracy Assessment tells park managers the level of confidence they can have that a Plant Community is correctly mapped. The plant communities were classified in 2008 and mapped by Natureserve through a partnership with the National Capital Region, NPS Vegetation Inventory Program, and the Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia Natural Heritage Programs. The maps were completed in 2012. NCR plant communities are classified at the Association level of the United States National Vegetation Classification, which is the NPS standard. Additionally, each park with a surrounding 0.5-mile buffer was mapped according to the Ecological Systems classification. This effort resulted in mapped locations of 112 Associations and 24 Ecological Systems across 11 NCR parks. These products provide resource managers with a robust classification of their plant communities within the regional landscape, and maps which will help them understand the distribution of plant communities within their parks. Workshops will be held at parks to demonstrate uses of the classification, field keys, and maps of plant communities.
50 Years of the National Historic Preservation Act by Kimberly Robinson, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:56 PM
A Golden Anniversary in a Diamond Year. This poster will highlight efforts within the National Park Service to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Started as a group project for the Park Service’s 2015 class of the Generating Operational Advancement and Leadership Academy, our project team assembled of professionals from across the park system is working to develop a resource toolkit to aid regions, individual park units, and park staff in commemorating the act and educating the general public. The toolkit will consist of a discussion guide, a social media plan (#NHPA50) and a junior ranger program.
National Parks BioBlitz: Washington DC by Jim Pieper, Lindsey Donaldson, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:55 PM
May 20-21, 2016. On May 20-21, 2016, National Capital Region parks will host the National Parks BioBlitz – Washington D.C., a cornerstone event to celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service and Call to Action Goal #7 Next Generation Stewards. The BioBlitz is a 24-hour event intended to document and celebrate the biodiversity that exists in our national parks. Throughout the BioBlitz, we will be using teams, comprised of scientists and naturalists working alongside students, teachers, and you, the stewards of our National Parks, to conduct focused species inventories. The ecological heterogeneity of the parks affords many opportunities to catalog, record, and study diverse organisms, ecological interactions, and biodiversity on a range of spatial and temporal scales. Concurrent with the BioBlitz inventories, we will host a Biodiversity Festival at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. The festival will include public presentations about biodiversity, nature inspired entertainment, structured scientific field activities, demonstrations of field technology, and exhibits ranging from global biodiversity and citizen science initiatives to art and wildlife photography. Sign-up today to serve as an Inventory Leader, to be an iNaturalist Pro-Observer, to bring your classroom outside, or to be a citizen scientist. Or help us identify observations from the event, by going through pictures on iNaturalist.org.
How Climbing Vines at Forest Edges Affect Tree Growth and Mortality in NCR Forests by Elizabeth Matthews, John Paul Schmit, and J. Patrick Campbell, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:53 PM
NPS National Capital Regional Network, Inventory, and Monitoring. Vines are an integral component of forests, competing with trees for resources and influencing forest composition, carbon sequestration, and wildlife resources. Vine abundance is increasing in tropical forests, likely a result of fragmentation and elevated CO2. Research in temperate forests is limited, but studies in the eastern U.S. show a similar increase in abundance. The Inventory and Monitoring Program monitors forests at permanent plots in the Washington, D.C. region. Using these data, we asked: Is abundance of climbing vines increasing? Are vines more likely to spread near forest edges? Does the presence of climbing vines affect tree growth and mortality? We found that: vine abundance is increasing, climbing vines are more likely to spread to trees near forest edges, and tree mortality is greater for trees with climbing vines in their crown. Further, the effect on mortality of vines in the crown was greater for trees near a forest edge.
Ahoy Ye Landlubber by Bradley Kruger, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:52 PM
Submerged cultural resources along the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) is one of the most scenic roadways in the Washington, DC area. Built to honor the nation’s first president, the GWMP preserves natural and cultural resources along the Potomac River between Great Falls and Mount Vernon and administers several historical and commemorative sites. Unbeknownst to many, though, a variety of submerged cultural resources also exist along the parkway. These resources range from shipwrecks to old docks, all of which hark back to the heyday of river-based transportation that took place around the region from the pre-contact period through the twentieth century. These archeological remnants often lack public interpretation and their place in the historical landscape goes unnoticed. As such, this poster discusses the rich maritime history of the Potomac River adjacent to the GWMP and highlights a few of the submerged resources located along the water’s edge.
A Floral Survey of Cliff Habitats along Bull Run by Courtney James, Esther Stroh, Matthew Struckhoff, and Keith Grabner, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:51 PM
Manassas National Battlefield Park. In an area of increasing development, Manassas National Battlefield Park contains some of the highest quality natural communities in the region and supports at least 706 plant species and 10 broad habitat types. However, previous floral surveys did not include the bluffs along Bull Run, and they recommended that the bluffs be thoroughly surveyed due to the occurrence of locally rare species and the refuge provided by the steep terrain from excessive deer browsing. Variations in soil, topography, and exposure can create microclimates that support a suite of species that is atypical of the surrounding landscape. Therefore, a floral survey of the cliffs was prioritized via the National Resource Preservation Program, and in 2014, a floral survey of the 11 cliffs in the park by the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 282 species in 194 genera and 83 families, including 23 newly documented species for the park.
Building an Invasive Plant Water List by Mark Frey, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:51 PM
Prioritizing treatment of invasive plants improves the efficiency of an invasive plant program. One prioritization tool is a watch list; such a list contains species that are not yet known to occur in the target area but have the potential to occur. My objective was to identify priority species for a regional early detection watch list for NCR. First, I used the EDDMapS database of plant occurrences to identify non-native plants reported within 150 miles of DC. Second, I sorted the list to include only species not reported by park staff to be invasive in park natural areas. Third, the resulting 97 candidate species were classified using NatureServe’s Invasive Species Assessment Protocol (ISAP). The ISAP includes questions about ecological impact, current distribution, trend in distribution, and management difficulty. Each category contributes to an overall ranking. Removing these populations will protect natural areas and reduce management costs in future years.
Camera Trap Survey to Assess Whitetail Deer Population by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: May 17, 2016 07:49 PM
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.