Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Fort Point National Historic Site and Muir Woods National Monument: Geologic Resources Inventory report
Port R. 2016. Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Fort Point National Historic Site and Muir Woods National Monument: Geologic Resources Inventory report. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2016/1266. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) report synthesizes discussions regarding Golden Gate National Recreation Area (California), including Fort Point National Historic Site and Muir Woods National Monument, from a scoping meeting on 26–28 September 2007 and a conference call on 6 May 2014. These discussions were convened by the National Park Service (NPS) Geologic Resources Division to identify geologic resources and geologic resource management issues and needs, and determine the status of geologic mapping. The report is a companion document to the previously completed GRI GIS data. This GRI report was written for resource managers to support science-informed decision making in light of laws, regulations, and policies that specifically apply to NPS minerals and geologic resources (see Appendix B). It may also be useful for interpretation. The report was prepared using available geologic information, and the NPS Geologic Resources Division conducted no new fieldwork in association with its preparation. Chapters of the report discuss distinctive geologic features and processes within Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Fort Point National Historic Site and Muir Woods National Monument; highlight geologic issues facing resource managers; describe the geologic history leading to the present-day landscape; and provide information about the GRI GIS data. Posters (in pocket) illustrate these data. The Map Unit Properties Table (in pocket) summarizes report content for each geologic map unit within the authorized boundary of the recreation area.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Port, Rebecca
- Date of Issue
- 2016-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FOPO , GOGA , GRD , GRI , MUWO , NRSS
- Keywords
- Abandoned Mineral Lands, Alluvium and Fluvial Processes, and Protection, and Risks, California, Cenozoic Rocks and Deposits, Coastal Erosion and Sediment Dynamics, Coastal Features and Processes, Coastal Resource Management and Planning, Coastal Serpentine Scrub Preservation, Disturbed Land Restoration, Earthquakes, External Energy and Mineral Development, Faults, Flooding, Folds, FOPO, Fort Point National Historic Site, Franciscan Mélange, Franciscan Terranes, Geologic Features, Geologic Features and Processes, Geologic History, Geologic Processes, Geologic Resource Management Issues, Geologic Resource Management Issues .Earthquake Probability, Geologic Resources Division, Geologic Resources Inventory, Geothermal Resource Protection, Geothermal Systems and Hydrothermal Features, GOGA, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, GRD, GRI, Groundwater Contamination, Hazards, Landslide Deposits and Slope Movements, Map Unit Properties Table, Map Units, Marine Features and Offshore Mapping, Monitoring, Monitoring Aeolian Resources, Muir Woods National Monument, MUWO, National Park Service, Naturally Occurring Hazardous Materials, NPS, Paleontological Resource Inventory, Paleontological Resources, Renewable Energy Development, Resource Management, Rocks of the Franciscan Complex, Rocks of the Salinian Complex, San Andreas Fault System, Sea Cave Documentation and Management, Sea Caves, Sea Level Rise, Slope Movement Hazards and Risks
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Hillslope Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Coastal/Oceanographic Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Marine Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Geothermal Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Seismic Activity , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Paleontology | Paleontology