Grand Teton National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Scoping Report

Covington S and Ransmeier MV. 2005. Grand Teton National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Scoping Report

A Geologic Resource Evaluation scoping meeting for Grand Teton National Park took place on June 21, 2005, at park headquarters in Moose, Wyoming. The following day a geologic field trip highlighted glacial features of the park and of the Jackson Hole area. Scoping meeting participants identified the following geologic resource management issues as having highest priority. 1. Geologic hazard assessment and response particularly as related to earthquakes 2. Stream flow, stream channel morphology and dynamics 3. Glacial and climate change monitoring 4. Disturbed lands restoration

Type
Administrative
Authors
Covington, Sid; Ransmeier, Melanie
Date of Issue
2005-08
Units
GRD , GRI , GRTE , GRYN
Keywords
Geologic Issues, Geologic Mapping, Geologic Resource Evaluation, Geologic Resources Inventory, Geology, Grand Teton National Park, Meeting, Notes, Wyoming
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 | Geomorphology | Lake Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Volcanic Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Seismic Activity , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Paleontology | Paleontology

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