Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends

Several parks have both federally- and state-listed species and are required to report on status and trends of these populations. For general project management, compliance requires documentation of expected impacts to resources. Through monitoring, parks will be able to evaluate the status of species-of-concern and document results of management actions that are intended to protect populations. A few known examples where monitoring data would be useful, include:

Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Krals Water Plantain, Green Pitcher Plant, and Harperella found at LIRI.

Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Mountain Skullcap found at CHCH. Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Tennessee Coneflower found at STRI. Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Dwarf-flowered Heartleaf found at COWP. Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Price’s Potato Bean found at FODO.

Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Ogelthorpe Oak found at NISI. Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Piedmont Ragwort and Carolina Hemlock found at CARL.

Assist park with the evaluation of long-term trends in plant distribution, numbers, and health of Eastern Turkeybeard and Georgia Aster found at KIMO. Determine parks/species that are experiencing declines in populations due to poaching (Ginseng, Goldenseal, Galax, Flame Azalea).