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Examples of Examples of Management Management ApplicationsApplications

Jim Comiskey, Jim Comiskey, Mid-Atlantic NetworkMid-Atlantic NetworkJohn Paul Schmit, John Paul Schmit, National Capital NetworkNational Capital NetworkKate Miller, Kate Miller, Northeast Temperate NetworkNortheast Temperate NetworkPete Sharpe, Pete Sharpe, Northeast RegionNortheast RegionStephanie Perles, Stephanie Perles, Eastern Rivers and Mountains NetworkEastern Rivers and Mountains NetworkSuzanne Sanders, Suzanne Sanders, Great Lakes NetworkGreat Lakes Network

George Wright Society MeetingGeorge Wright Society MeetingMarch 2011March 2011

National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Department of the Interior

Inventory and Monitoring ProgramInventory and Monitoring Program

Sustainable forest Sustainable forest management management Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical ParkMarsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Sustainable forest management as part of the Sustainable forest management as part of the

park’s enabling legislationpark’s enabling legislation Forest Stewardship Certification (FSC) every yearForest Stewardship Certification (FSC) every year

NETN Ecological NETN Ecological Integrity scores Integrity scores suggested increasing:suggested increasing: CWD and large snagsCWD and large snags

Park management Park management responded by:responded by: Creating standing Creating standing

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Deer ManagementDeer Management Valley Forge National Historical Park Valley Forge National Historical Park

White-tailed deer (241 miWhite-tailed deer (241 mi22) overgrazing ) overgrazing is creating ideal habitat for invading is creating ideal habitat for invading exotics and preventing regenerationexotics and preventing regeneration

Deer management plan will use I&MDeer management plan will use I&Mdata to evaluate whether targeted data to evaluate whether targeted deer densities (36 mideer densities (36 mi22) allow sustainable ) allow sustainable regenerationregeneration

Forest Health CutsForest Health Cuts Gettysburg National Military Gettysburg National Military

Park Park Deer management in 1995 Deer management in 1995

(325 deer/mile(325 deer/mile22)) Plan included forest health-Plan included forest health-

cuts to assist in forest cuts to assist in forest regeneration and restore regeneration and restore historic landscapehistoric landscape

Resulted in no significant Resulted in no significant difference in regeneration, difference in regeneration, increasing exotic cover since increasing exotic cover since cuttingcutting

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