Strategies for Managing the Forest at Morristown National Historical Park
Shaw S and Patterson WA. 2006. Strategies for Managing the Forest at Morristown National Historical Park. Natural Resource Technical Report: Northeast Region. 2006/040. National Park Service. Boston, MA
Forest management strategies intended to evaluate options for restoring and maintaining MORR vegetation to its condition at the time of the arrival of George Washington's army. Important goals of modern park management are to preserve existing mature forests with the character of forests present at the time Washington’s army arrived at the site and to restore “successional” stands to a mature forest condition (2004 General Management Plan for the Park). Perceived impediments to maintenance and restoration of modern hardwood stands are, among other influences, overbrowsing of young stems by the large resident deer population and competition from a variety of woody and non-woody invasive species. Concern by park personnel that they may not be able to prevent stands from becoming dominated by exotic species has spurred the need to develop forest management strategies which will identify options for management and evaluate their usefulness with respect to vegetation management objectives.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Shaw, S.; Patterson, W.
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MORR
- Keywords
- Deer, Disturbance, Exclosure studies, FIRE, forest diseases, forst management, Invasive Species, managment plan, Monitoring