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Air |
| Monitors
air quality to evaluate pollution impacts on park
resources, human health, and scenic views. |
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Chesapeake
Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit |
| Develops
partnersips with academic and other institutions
to address resource issues. |
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Ecology
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| Provides
guidance to parks on ecosystem-based resource management. |
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Exotic
Plant Management |
| Surveys
and implements treatments for invasive non-native
populations. |
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Geology
and Soils |
| Identifies
and describes signifigant geological and soil features
for park and regional planning. |
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Horticultural
Landscapes |
| Provides
guidance on the management of sustainable horticultural
landscapes. |
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Integrated
Pest Management |
| Solves
pest problems using effective low risk methods to
protect visitors, resources, and the environment.
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Inventory
& Monitoring |
| Documents
species present in parks and conducts long-term
monitoring for selected natural resource indicators'
trends (vital signs). |
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Threatened
and Endangered Species |
| Assists
and facilitates projects for federally endanagered
species research and recovery. |
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Urban
Ecology Research Learning Alliance |
| Facilitates
scientific research and science education in the
parks and communicates research findings. |
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Vegetation |
| Provides
technical support to parks for the identification
and reservation of plant resources and coordinates
vegetation mapping for the region. |
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Water |
| Provides
technical assistance for management and protection
of aquatic systems. |
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Wildlife |
| Provides
technical assistance for wildlife management. |
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Climate |
| Climate Change |
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