Quantifying Ecological Benefits of Trees in the National Capital Region

Garner J and Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance. 2018. Quantifying Ecological Benefits of Trees in the National Capital Region. National Park Service

Tree data collected within National Capital Region parks were used to determine the ecological benefits conferred by the trees in the region. Eight parks 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. This brief covers the ecological benefits from trees in eight parks: Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI), C&O Canal National Historical Park (CHOH), George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE), Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA), National Capital Parks - East (NACE), Prince William Forest Park (PRWI), and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (WOTR). Results for other parks in the region, Catoctin Mountain Park, Monocacy National Battlefield, and Rock Creek Park can be found in the companion brief Ecobenefits of National Capital Region Park Trees (Ferguson 2017).

Type
Resource Brief
Authors
Garner, Joe; Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance
Date of Issue
2018
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
ANTI , CHOH , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , NACE , PRWI , WOTR
Keywords
avoided runoff, carbon sequestration, ecological service, ecosystem benefits, Ecosystem Services, forest, Landscape & Resource Assessment, NCA, NCR, tree, UERLA, Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance climate change, urban forest

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