White Bird Battlefield, where the Nez Perce defeated the U.S. Army in 1877, is altered by a modern, abandoned sand and gravel mine (top). In 2000, newly hired restoration geomorphologists with the Geologic Resources Division assisted staff of Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, in restoring the site (bottom).
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A case of good timing
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By Don Neubacher
Four new cooperative ecosystem studies units established
Natural resource project funding increased
The Challenge funds native and exotic species management
Award-Winner Profile - Gary Machlis receives Conservation Service Award
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Resource managers across the national park system have identified the critical need for geologic expertise to protect park features and manage resources such as fossils, caves, and shorelines. Park staffs also recognize that effective restoration requires an understanding of the natural geologic setting. In recognition of this need, the FY 2000 budget for the Natural Resource Challenge devoted an additional $696,000 to expand the professional staff of the Geologic Resources Division. The division used these funds to hire specialists in cave and geologic inventories, coastal geology, paleontology, and restoration geomorphology, in addition to a director for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute. These geoscientists will assist in implementing resource protection projects in the 200-plus parks with significant geologic resources. | |
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--2000, published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in May 2000 (publication D-1459)
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Last Updated: 06/17/2001
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