New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River Geologic Resources Management Issues Scoping Summary

Covington S. 2005. New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River Geologic Resources Management Issues Scoping Summary

The National Park Service held a Geologic Resources Evaluation scoping meeting for New River Gorge National River (NERI) Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI), and Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE) at park headquarters on Tuesday, July 13, and Thursday, July 15, 2004. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the status of geologic mapping in the park, the associated bibliography, and the geologic issues in the park. The products to be derived from the scoping meeting are: (1) Digitized geologic maps covering NERI; (2) An updated and verified bibliography; (3) A scoping summary (this report); and (4) A Geologic Resources Evaluation Report which brings together all of these products.

Type
Administrative
Authors
Covington, Sid
Date of Issue
2005-04
Units
BLUE , ERMN , GARI , GRD , GRI , NERI
Keywords
New River Gorge National River; Gauley River National Recreation Area; Bluestone National Scenic River; West Virginia, Notes
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Hillslope Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Paleontology | Paleontology

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