Environmental Assessment, Natural Resources Management Plan: Lehman Caves National Monument, Nevada
Lehman Caves National Monument. 1980. Environmental Assessment, Natural Resources Management Plan: Lehman Caves National Monument, Nevada. Revision of February 1980
This NRMP revision of 1980 replaces the original document dated September 1974. The revision proposes actions in two categories: research and management. The purpose of these actions is to protect the cave formations and to maintain the monument's geologic and biotic communities. The resources measures included in this plan are based on management objectives first approved in September 1971. Resource management is intended to: Protect the cave formations and surface features in such manner as to preserve the natural ecology and maintain physical developments to a standard that will present the pleasing appearance of a well managed park area. Plans for management and research relate to algae & moss in the cave, human impact in the cave, groundwater resources, soils, fire ecology, plant ecology, biologic inventory of the cave, geologic inventory of the Monument, water resources management, seismic survey of the cave, and air quality of the monument.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lehman Caves National Monument
- Date of Issue
- 1980
- Units
- GRBA , WRD
- Keywords
- Air Quality, Algae, Caves, Clemson, Fire Ecology, Fire Management, Geology, Great Basin National Park, Groundwater, Human Impact, Lehman Caves, Management, Mosses (Musci), NV, Soils, Water Resource Management