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Department of Conservation and Recreation
The following is a list of major projects of the DCR-DNH ecology group since 1990. These were all funded, at least in part, by contracts or grants and include two types of projects: 1) multidisciplinary inventories requiring integrated work by DCR-DNH botanists, zoologists, and ecologists; these projects generally include some plot-sampling of rare community types and outstanding occurrences of common types; 2) more specialized ecological projects involving natural community inventory, intensive vegetation sampling and classification, and/or vegetation mapping. The name, client, scope, and completion year of each project is listed. A number of projects in which the ecology group had only a minor role are not included.
| PROJECT | CLIENT | SCOPE | COMPLETED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkland Farms, Halifax Co. | Falkland Farms | Multidisciplinary Inventory, Monitoring Plots for Fire Management | Ongoing |
| Mayo River State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2024 |
| Powhatan State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2024 |
| Sweet Run State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2024 |
| Wilderness Road State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2024 |
| Additions to York River State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2024 |
| Clinch River State Park, Sugar Hill Tract | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2022 |
| Holliday Lake State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2022 |
| Widewater State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2022 |
| Richmond National Battlefield Park | National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory and Mapping | 2021 |
| High Bridge Trail State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2020 |
| James River State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2020 |
| Peters Mountain-Potts Mountain-Dunlap Project Area, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests | U.S. Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory | 2020 |
| Caledon State Park and Natural Area | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2019 |
| Douthat State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2019 |
| Piney River Project Area, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests | U.S. Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory | 2019 |
| Lake Anna State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2018 |
| Natural Bridge State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2018 |
| Natural Tunnel State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2018 |
| Belle Isle State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2017 |
| Seven Bends State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2017 |
| Fairy Stone State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping |
2016 |
| Shenandoah River State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2016 |
| False Cape State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2015 |
| First Landing State Park | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2015 |
| Shenandoah National Park ROMP monitoring plots | National Park Service | Establish and Sample Eight Long-term Monitoring Plots on Damaged High-elevation Rock Outcrops |
2015 |
| Appalachian Trail AA | NatureServe/USGS | Field assessment of Vegetation Map, from Shenandoah Nat. Park South to Tye River. |
2014 |
| Virginia State Parks: False Cape and Westmoreland | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2014 |
| Additions to Richmond National Battlefield Park and Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park | National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory and Mapping | 2014 |
| Virginia State Parks: Chippokes Plantation and York River | DCR Division of State Parks | Vegetation Inventory and Ecosystem Mapping | 2012 |
| Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation, Caroline Co. | Dept. of Defense | Vegetation Inventory and Mapping | 2011 |
| Powell Mountain Karst Preserve, Wise Co. | VA Cave Conservancy | Vegetation Inventory | 2010 |
National Capital Region National Parks: George Washington Mem. Parkway, Harpers Ferry, Manassas, Wolf Trap |
NatureServe / National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, and Mapping | 2010 |
| Appalachian Trail Southern Appalachian Section | NatureServe / National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory and Sampling (VA), Classification (regional) | 2010 |
| Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation, Caroline Co. | Dept. of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2010 |
| Shenandoah National Park, Vegetation Map 2.0 (subcontractor to USGS GIS vegetation mapping team) | National Park Service | Vegetation Sampling, Classification | 2009 |
Mid-Atlantic Region National Parks: Appomattox, Booker T. Washington, Colonial, Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania, George Washington Birthplace, Petersburg, Richmond |
National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, and Mapping | 2008 |
| Shenandoah National Park, Rock Outcrop Management Plan (ROMP) | National Park Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory, Classification, Development of Management Plans | 2007 |
Ecological communities of the Potomac Gorge in Virginia |
National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2007 |
| Stumpy Lake Property, Cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach | City of Virginia Beach | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2005 |
Shenandoah National Park, (subcontractor to USGS GIS vegetation mapping team) |
National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, Map Accuracy Assessment | 2005 |
Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia portion) |
NatureServe / National Park Service | Establishment of Permanent Plots, Vegetation Sampling | 2004 |
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Virginia portion) |
NatureServe / National Park Service | Establishment of Permanent Plots, Vegetation Sampling | 2004 |
Ecological communities of the northern Virginia Culpeper Basin (5 counties) |
Virginia Native Plant Society | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2004 |
Analysis of VA, MD, and DC plot data from the Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain |
NatureServe / National Park Service | Classification of Regional Vegetation Plot Data | 2003 |
Naval Weapons Station Complex, Yorktown, York County |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2003 |
Forested ecological communities of Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William County |
National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, and Mapping | 2003 |
Westvaco Corporation land holdings in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley provinces of Virginia |
Westvaco Corp. | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2003 |
Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain Vegetation Types in Virginia |
The Nature Conservancy | Classification of Regional Vegetation Plot Data | 2002 |
Ecological communities of the Bull Run Mountains, Fauquier, Loudoun & Prince William Counties |
Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2002 |
Presquile and James River National Wildlife Refuges |
US Fish and Wildlife Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2002 |
Ecological communities of Jamestown Island, Colonial National Historical Park |
National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification and Mapping | 2002 |
Ecological communities of the Pamunkey River drainage (four counties) |
Environmental Protection Agency | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2001 |
Hydrogeomorphology and vegetation of the Mattaponi River (subcontractor) |
The Nature Conservancy | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2001 |
Ecological communities of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Virginia |
US Forest Service / NatureServe | Classification of Forest-wide Vegetation Plot Data | 2001 |
Philpott Reservoir lands, Franklin, Henry & Patrick Counties |
Corps of Engineers | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2001 |
Dragon Run Watershed, Gloucester, King and Queen & Middlesex Counties |
NOAA / VDEQ | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2001 |
Ecological communities of Fort Belvoir Military Reservation, Fairfax County |
Department of Defense | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2000 |
Peters Mountain area, Jefferson National Forest, Allegheny County |
US Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification and Mapping | 2000 |
Fire-maintained grasslands ad woodlands at Quantico Marine Base, Fauquier, Prince Wm & Stafford Counties. |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 2000 |
Shale barrens of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests |
US Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 2000 |
Eastern hemlock communities at Prince William Forest Park, Prince William County |
National Park Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 1999 |
John H. Kerr Reservoir lands, Charlotte, Halifax, and Mecklenburg Counties |
Corps of Engineers | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1999 |
Bull Run Mountains, Fauquier and Prince William Counties |
Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1999 |
Piney River and Mount Pleasant area, George Washington National Forest, Nelson, Amherst & Rockbridge Counties |
US Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, and Mapping | 1999 |
Plant communities of calcareous substrates, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests |
US Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 1999 |
Cheatham and Wormley Pond drainages, Colonial National Historical Park, York County |
National Park Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1998 |
Natural Areas of the City of Chesapeake |
City of Chesapeake | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1998 |
Wetlands of the Great Dismal Swamp, Northwest River, and North Landing River in Virginia |
Environmental Protection Agency | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 1998 |
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William County |
National Park Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1998 |
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Accomack County |
US Fish and Wildlife Service | Vegetation Inventory and Sampling | 1997 |
Grafton Ponds, York County |
Environmental Protection Agency | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, and Classification | 1997 |
Glenwood Ranger District, Jefferson National Forest |
US Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, and Mapping | 1996 |
Wallops Flight Facility and National Wildlife Refuge, Accomack County |
NASA | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1996 |
Fort Story Military Reservation, City of Virginia Beach |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1996 |
Langley Air Force Base, City of Hampton |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1996 |
Laurel Fork area, Highland County, George Washington National Forest |
US Forest Service | Vegetation Inventory, Sampling, Classification, and Mapping | 1996 |
Fort Belvoir Military Reservation, Fairfax County |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1996 |
Seepage swamp community, Prince William Forest Park, Prince William County |
National Park Service | Intensive Ecological Study | 1996 |
Clinch Ranger District, Jefferson National Forest |
US Forest Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1996 |
Polecat Creek Watershed, Caroline County |
NOAA / VDEQ | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1995 |
Appalachian Trail Corridor in VA |
Appalachian Trail Conference and others | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1994 |
Forest vegetation of Ramsey's Draft & Little Laurel Run RNAs, George Washington National Forest |
US Forest Service | Establishment of Permanent Monitoring Plots | 1994 |
Fort Lee Military Reservation, Prince George County |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1994 |
Fort Pickett Military Reservation, Brunswick, Dinwiddie & Nottoway Counties |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1994 |
Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation, Caroline County |
Department of Defense | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1994 |
Natural Areas of the City of Virginia Beach |
NOAA / VDEQ | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1994 |
Ecological land types of the James River Face Wilderness, Jefferson National Forest |
US Forest Service | Ecological Land Unit Mapping | 1993 |
Shenandoah National Park |
National Park Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1993 |
Humpback Rocks area, Blue Ridge Parkway, Augusta & Nelson Counties |
National Park Service | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1993 |
Natural Areas in Northampton and Accomack Counties |
NOAA / VDEQ | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1992 |
Natural Areas of the Chowan watershed in southeastern VA |
Environmental Protection Agency | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1992 |
Natural Areas of the Lower Peninsula, James City & York Counties |
James City Co.; York Co.; City of Williamsburg | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1991 |
Seashore state Park and Natural Area, City of Virginia Beach |
VA DCR | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1990 |
Natural Areas of Loudoun County |
Loudoun County, VA | Multidisciplinary Inventory | 1990 |
