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Natural Resources Assessment for Metro Parks and Recreation
Employee:
Date:
Park:
Detailed Location:
Natural Resources:
Forest (unfragmented)
Glade/grassland ecosystem
Karst (sinkholes/caves/springs/waterfalls)
Native plants
Other resource(s)/Notes:
Anthropogenic Threats:
Artifact collecting
ATV/Mountain Biking/Off-road activities
Hunting/Plant poaching
Illicit Dumping
Mowing
Point-source pollution sources
Natural Threats:
Heavy fuel load (fire potential)
Invasive species
Other threat (s):
Rare/threatened species
Riparian areas
Water bodies
Runoff/Non-point pollution sources
Recent flood activity (impervious surfaces)
Suburban/exurban development
Utility corridors
Water tower
Other illegal activity/threat(s):
Expanding sinkholes/newly found caves
Steep slopes/erodable soils
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