Aztec Ruins National Monument: Natural resource condition assessment
Baril L, Struthers K, Brunson M. 2019. Aztec Ruins National Monument: Natural resource condition assessment. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SCPN/NRR—2019/1984. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) Program, administered by the National Park Service’s (NPS) Water Resources Division, provides a multidisciplinary synthesis of existing scientific data and knowledge about current conditions of important national park natural resources through the development of a park-specific report. The NRCA process for Aztec Ruins National Monument(NM) was initiated in 2018 as a collaborative effort between the national monument staff, the NPS Southern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network staff, the NPS Intermountain Region, and Utah State University. Nine focal resources were selected for condition assessment reporting. The national monument’s nine natural resources evaluated for current conditions were grouped into five broad categories: landscape patterns and processes (i.e., viewshed), air, geology, water, and biological integrity (i.e., vegetation and wildlife topics). Most of the resources are considered to be in condition states of moderate concern, with the exception of the wildlife focal resources, whose conditions are largely unknown.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Baril, Lisa; Struthers, Kim; Brunson, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2019-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- AZRU , NRSS , SCPN , WRD