National Resource Condition Assessment for Stones River National Battlefield
Momm H, Law Z, Hidayati SN, Walck J, Sadler K, Abolins M, Simpson L, Aber J. 2016. National Resource Condition Assessment for Stones River National Battlefield. Natural Resource Report. NPS/STRI/NRR—2016/1141. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Stones River National Battlefield (STRI) is an important national park as it commemorates the Battle of Stones River, one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War and a critical moment in American history. Stones River National Battlefield is located along the Stones River, three miles northwest of downtown Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. The park’s holdings consist of roughly 712 acres divided into six distinct units. The park is situated within a physiographic region known as the Inner Nashville Basin or Central Basin physiographic province. The Inner Basin occupies an area of about 600 square miles in the geographic center of Tennessee and is known for its flat to gently rolling landscape and karst topography. In this Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) report, STRI natural resources and their indicators were evaluated based on existing studies to assess their current conditions and trends (whenever possible). The main objective of this report was to summarize data and generate information to support managers and decision makers by describing present conditions and trends and by identifying data/study gaps. The assessments and evaluations described herein were the result of collaborative efforts between stakeholders from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), the Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network (CUPN), the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Regional Office, and STRI. The literature and datasets utilized were obtained through personal communication with CUPN and STRI personnel, publically available websites, published technical reports, and scientific manuscripts. No new datasets/studies were generated. Evaluation criteria were determined based on published documentation in the form of state regulations and technical reports. Out of 23 components analyzed, three of them were assigned no condition, four were assigned good condition, nine were assigned moderate concern, and six were identified as significant concern. The components with no condition assigned, indicate either lack of data for performing an assessment or an indicator that an assessment was not applicable, such as weather and geology.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Momm, Henrique; Law, Zada; Hidayati, Siti; Walck, Jeffrey; Sadler, Kim; Abolins, Mark; Simpson, Linda; Aber, Jeremy
- Date of Issue
- 2016-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUPN , NRSS , STRI
- Keywords
- Air, Air Quality, Amphibians, Birds, Cedar Glades, Climate, Condition Assessment, Data Gaps, Disease, Exotic Species, Fish, Geology, Herpetofauna, Herps, Indicators, Insects, Invasive Species, Landcover, Landscape, Mammals, Natural Resource Condition Assessment Reports, Natural Resources, NRCA, Pests, Plants, Reptiles, Resource Condition, Soil, Stressors, Threats, Trends, Vegetation, Water, Water Quality, Weather, Wetlands, Wildlife