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 Back to Chapter 6: Restoration Articles Restoration of mountain yellow-legged frogs in Kings Canyon By Harold Werner Breathing space at Lechuguilla Cave By Jason M. Richards National Park Service to share science role in Everglades restoration By Thomas Van Lent California condors return to the Colorado Plateau By Elaine Leslie Wolf restoration in Yellowstone successful beyond expectations By Douglas W. Smith, Roger J. Anderson, and Julie Mao Wetland and stream restoration at Elk Meadow in Redwood National Park By James H. Popenoe Other Developments Award-winner Profile - Botanist honored with first professional excellence award Coastal dune restoration at Point Reyes Bonytail restoration continues Maintenance staff help restore native fish at Point Reyes |
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 Preservation of the Fort Dupont stream Fort Dupont Park, part of National Capital Parks-East, is one of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. In addition to the historic earthen remains of the actual Civil War fort and some NPS facilities, the 376-acre park contains significant expanses of mature forests, scrub-shrub areas and meadows, and streams that connect to the nearby Anacostia River. As national park land, Fort Dupont protects this unusual urban stream system and watershed in a landscape that is largely developed. Funded by the Natural Resource Preservation Program, the National Park Service and the USGS Biological Resources Division have been working with the District of Columbia government, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to develop means for protecting the steep, forested slopes in the park from the erosive impacts of uncontrolled stormwater flows draining from nearby residential areas. Additionally, numerous other enhancements to the stream were implemented in 2001, or were being studied. These include the reintroduction of black-nosed dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) and creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus), pool habitat restoration, removal of failing culverts and obstacles that block fish passage, and “daylighting” a 200-meter stream reach contained in a large pipe. The restored fish survived over the winter and the presence of the year’s young observed in August indicated they reproduced successfully. |
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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/yir2001/06_restoration/06_od2_dupont.html Last Updated: |