Technical Report of a Natural Resource Assessment: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Wong C. Technical Report of a Natural Resource Assessment: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
This paper is the technical report of a natural resources assessment of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE or Park) conducted in the summer of 2007 on behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), in conjunction with the Center of the State of the Parks. It was written to support the development of the NPCA’s 2009 document, Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park: A Resource Assessment. This paper reports on the results of the investigation of HAFE’s natural resources, as well as the Park’s documentation of its natural resources. It describes the Park’s biogeographical and physical setting; its regional and historical context; unique Park resources and designations; scientific efforts conducted at the Park; and the natural resources management of the Park. In addition, this paper discusses measures of ecosystem and biotic health and indicators of environmental quality within the Park. The author highlights certain natural resources that are in especial danger or are of extraordinary value. The author also comments on the state of the natural resources at HAFE and makes recommendations regarding the effective management and prioritization of the Park’s natural resources. Please note that a separate investigation was conducted to investigate the Park’s cultural resources and those resources are not discussed in this paper.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Wong, Christine
- Units
- HAFE
- Keywords
- Assessment, Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, Natural Resources, State of the parks, thesis
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Landscape Dynamics | Land Cover and Use