Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

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The Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) Program provides framework, funding, and publishing support to parks to aid in the synthesis and documentation of natural resource conditions. Condition assessment reports are a tool to describe selected park resources, record a snapshot of their current condition, identify trends in condition, and determine potential or current threats and stressors. Understanding the condition and trend of natural resources is key for parks and NPS planners to appropriately prioritize and allocate stewardship resources.

 

A foggy evening from the gundeck.

NPS photo

Located on 20 acres in the city of St. Augustine, Florida, the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is primarily an urban-based park with little natural vegetation. Built in the late 1600s as a fortress of the Spanish Empire, the Castillo was built to protect the settlement of St. Augustine and the Atlantic trade route from British forces and raiding pirates. After years of alternating between Spanish and British control, the Castillo was purchased by the United States in 1821 and used by the U.S. army until 1899. Today, the Castillo represents the oldest and largest masonry fortress within the continental United States.

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Materials produced by the park and the NRCA Program.

For other reports and natural resource datasets visit the NPS Data Store.

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 7765 (results presented are a subset). To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.