Spring wetland flora inventory — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: Survey report
McBride W, Kesonie DT, Thorn E. 2024. Spring wetland flora inventory — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: Survey report. Science Report. NPS/SR—2024/158. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2305021
This report provides the results from the 2021 spring wetland flora inventory at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. In total, seven National Park Service units within the Northern Colorado Plateau Network determined the need to evaluate and map spring and wetland conditions based on the presence/absence of perennial obligate and facultative wetland plant species known to occur in the parks. Mapping spring and wetland areas for each park provides a baseline measure of areas sensitive to drying that can be used to monitor change over time. The overall objective of the project was to establish a baseline for the area and the condition of wetlands, seeps, and springs to provide supporting evidence for any future claims of impairment resulting from groundwater management actions. Survey results at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park identified and inventoried springs and wetlands at 4 of 20 survey sites. This report summarizes the results at these four sites, including spring type identification, dominant herbaceous plant species present, average plant cover, wildlife sign frequency and observation, and wetland feature map figures.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- McBride, Wendy; Kesonie, Dave; Thorn, Emily
- Date of Issue
- 2024-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/2305021
- Units
- BLCA , IMD , NCPN , NRSS
- Keywords
- inventory, inventory and monitoring, species inventory, water rights, wetland, wetland flora