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 Back to Chapter 7: Collaboration and Public Participation Articles Public involvement at Blue Ridge Parkway By Bambi Teague and Chris Ulrey Russian scientists help seek brucellosis solutions for Yellowstone By Glenn Plumb, Wayne Brewster, and Margaret Wild Long-term bison management plan for Yellowstone and Montana Park Flight Program protects migratory birds beyond the United States By Carol Beidleman Technology and collaboration improve interagency fire planning By Anne Birkholz and Pat Lineback Work group initiated by National Park Service gains permanent support from county government By Kathleen Kodish Reeder Partners in plant protection at Capitol Reef National Park By Tom O. Clark Mountain of partnerships elevates North Cascades’ monitoring capabilities By Bruce L. Freet Other Developments A photographic mushroom survey Joint conservation plan for the Potomac Gorge Geologists-in-the-Parks program expands in scope Public participation and personal watercraft Award-winner Profile - Facility Manager Chris Case recognized with award Progress developing the National Cave and Karst Research Institute International fisheries management plan for the Amistad Reservoir |
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 Superfund cleanup at Grant Kohrs Ranch Nestled in the scenic Deer Lodge Valley of western Montana, Grant Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site typifies the early ranching history of the West. But it is also plagued by a history of mining and ore processing in the Butte-Anaconda area. The Clark Fork River, running through the national park unit, was designated a Superfund site—the largest in the United States—by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1983. This status requires remediation to clean up the heavy metals and acids resulting from the deposition of tailings from large-scale copper mining upstream. Within the park, areas adjacent to the Clark Fork are denuded from acid conditions and high metals concentrations. In 2001 the national historic site staff coordinated a major field effort with researchers from member universities of the Rocky Mountains Cooperative + (RM-CESU) to collect data for an assessment of the resource damage and restoration options at the park site. Scientists from the University of Montana and Montana State University collected information on metals concentrations in the environment and the toxicity of those metals, such as arsenic and copper. These researchers are the leading experts on the effects of mining activity on natural ecosystems in Montana. The RM-CESU cooperative agreement allowed the park staff to tap this expertise in an effort to restore the site to its “unimpaired” condition. |
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--2001, published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in May 2001 (publication D-2255) /YearInReview/yir/yir2001/07_collaboration/07od6_GRKO.html Last Updated: |