Spring wetland flora inventory—Colorado National Monument survey report
McBride W, Tacheeni Kesonie D, Thorn E. 2024. Spring wetland flora inventory—Colorado National Monument survey report. Science Report. Science Report NPS/SR—2024/172. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2305615
This report provides the results from the 2021 spring wetland flora inventory at Colorado National Monument. In total, seven National Park Service units within the Northern Colorado Plateau Network determined the need to evaluate and map spring and wetland condition 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 condition of wetlands, seeps, and springs to provide supporting evidence for any future claims of impairment resulting from groundwater management actions. Survey results at Colorado National Monument identified and inventoried springs and wetlands at 14 of 17 surveyed sites. This report summarizes the results at these 14 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; Tacheeni Kesonie, Dave; Thorn, Emily
- Date of Issue
- 2024-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/2305615
- Units
- COLM , IMD , NCPN , NRSS
- Keywords
- facultative, inventory, inventory and monitoring, inventory and monitoring division, obligate, plant, spring, water rights, wetland