Ecobenefits of National Capital Region Park Trees

Ferguson K and Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance. 2017. Ecobenefits of National Capital Region Park Trees. National Park Service

Ten years of tree data collected within National Capital Region parks were used to determine the ecological benefits conferred by the trees in the region. Three parks, Rock Creek Park, Monocacy Battlefield, and Catoctin Mountain Park, were analyzed using plot data from the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Forest Vegetation Monitoring program and iTree Eco, a program developed by the US Forest Service, to quantify the ecological benefits of the urban forests.

Type

Resource Brief

Authors

Ferguson, Katie; Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance

Date of Issue

2017

Publisher

National Park Service

Units

CATO , MONO , ROCR

Keywords

avoided runoff, carbon sequestration, climate change, ecological service, ecosystem benefits, Ecosystem Services, forest, Landscape & Resource Assessment, NCA, NCR, tree, UERLA, urban forest

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See also

• i-Tree Ecosystem Analysis of National Capitol Region Parks: Urban Forest Effects and Values
• Quantifying Ecological Benefits of Trees in the National Capital Region

Collections

• National Park Climate Change Documents

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