nrc presentation
DESCRIPTION
Roger Andrascik's presentation to the NRC during the August 2014 meeting. Roger updated the Council on projects within the Natural and Cultural Resources Division at Mount Rainier National Park.TRANSCRIPT
To protect natural and cultural resources for present and future generations
Use science to help make decisions
Gain knowledge of the park through research, inventory and monitoring
Program Areas • Atmospheric Science • Geology • Aquatic Ecology • Vegetation and Soils • Wildlife Ecology • Archeology • Tribal Relations • Ethnography • Cultural Landscapes • Museum Collections • Inventory & Monitoring • Science Learning • Recreational Ecology • Planning and Compliance
Air Quality Good Visibility
Moderate Visibility
Poor Visibility
Soundscape
Night Skies
Geology
Geological Hazards
River Studies
Fisheries
Pristine
Drastic Change
Dramatic Change
Vegetation Condition Surveys
Exotic Plant Control
Wildland Fire and Fire Monitroing
Northern Spotted Owl
Northern Spotted Owl Habitat/Detection
Sites
Fox Study
Elk Aerial Surveys
Mountain Goat Study
Fisher Reintroduction Mount Rainier & North Cascades 2014- 2018?
Research
Cultural Resources
Test Excavated Precontact Sites, 2010
Survey
Excavation
Reported Finds Construction & Maintenance Projects
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Mount Rainier National Park
Buck Lake Project: 1. Lakebed sediment core extraction and analysis 2. Archaeological Testing
Ash Layers and Lithic Material
Sunshine Point CCC Camp 1938 - 1940
2005 2007
Tribal Relations and Traditional Use
National Historic Landmark District
Almost all the park infrastructure built
between 1906 and 1957
Museum Collections
Landscape Dynamics
Climate
Landbirds
Glacier
Forest and Subalpine Vegetation
Elk
Meadow Restoration Volunteers
Nisqually Entrance to Paradise Road 2015-16 Paradise Area Trail Carbon River Trail Ohanapecosh Campground Electric/Water Line Foundation Document Natural Resource Condition Assessment Wilderness Stewardship Plan Camp Muir Paradise Inn Annex