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Shenandoah National Park
Stewardship Activities
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Air Resources Management
Fire Management
Nonnative Species Management
Pest Management
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Overview
As a result of inventory and condition and trend studies, park staff members frequently identify problems with park resources. The presence of exotic plants, elevated levels of ozone in the air, and trampling of rare plants are three examples of resource problems at Shenandoah. many of these problems are described in the Environmental Factors pages. Park personnel engage in "Stewardship Activities" in an effort to correct these problems. These activities are wide ranging and include things like restoration of species that are rare or non-existent in the park like Peregrine Falcons, removal of exotic plants like Tree of Heaven and Japanese Stiltgrass, and reviews of applications for air pollution emission permits.
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Natural Resource Fact Sheets Learn more about park resources in our fact sheet series. more... | |
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Did You Know?
The first Civilian Conservation Corps camp in a national park was Shenandoah National Park’s NP-1 established near Skyland in May 1933. The second National Park Service camp was also in Shenandoah National Park, camp NP-2 at Big Meadows.
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Last Updated: October 29, 2007 at 14:55 EST |