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Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Pipe Spring National Monument National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Program Center Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Pipe Spring National Monument Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR—2008/122 USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Pipe Spring National Monument ON THE COVER Winsor Castle (The Fort), Pipe Spring National Monument (Photograph by Janet Coles) USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Pipe Spring National Monument Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Pipe Spring National Monument Natural Resource Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR—2008/122 Janet Coles and Aneth Wight Northern Colorado Plateau Network National Park Service Moab, Utah Jim Von Loh engineering-environmental Management, Inc. Englewood, Colorado Keith Schulz NatureServe Boulder, Colorado Angie Evenden Northern Colorado Plateau Network National Park Service Moab, Utah September, 2008 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Program Center Fort Collins, Colorado USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Pipe Spring National Monument The Natural Resource Publication series addresses natural resource topics that are of interest and applicability to a broad readership in the National Park Service and to others in the management of natural resources, including the scientific community, the public, and the NPS conservation and environmental constituencies. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed to ensure that the information is scientifically credible, technically accurate, appropriately written for the intended audience, and is designed and published in a professional manner. The Natural Resource Technical Report series is used to disseminate the peer-reviewed results of scientific studies in the physical, biological, and social sciences for both the advancement of science and the achievement of the National Park Service’s mission. The reports provide contributors with a forum for displaying comprehensive data that are often deleted from journals because of page limitations. Current examples of such reports include the results of research that addresses natural resource management issues; natural resource inventory and monitoring activities; resource assessment reports; scientific literature reviews; and peer reviewed proceedings of technical workshops, conferences, or symposia. Views, statements, findings, conclusions, recommendations and data in this report are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect policies of the U.S. Department of the Interior, NPS. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the National Park Service. Printed copies of reports in these series may be produced in a limited quantity and they are only available as long as the supply lasts. This report is available from the Northern Colorado Plateau I&M Network website (http://www.nature.nps.gov/im/units/NCPN) or the Natural Resource Publications Management Web site (http://www.nature.nps.gov/publications/NRPM) on the Internet. Please cite this publication as: Coles, J., A. Wight, J. Von Loh, K. Schulz, and A. Evenden. 2008. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Pipe Spring National Monument. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR—2008/122. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. NPS D-221, September 2008 ii USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Pipe Spring National Monument Contents SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................. IX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... XI INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1 Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project, Pipe Spring National Monument.................1 The USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program .....................................................................1 Northern Colorado Plateau Network Inventory and Monitoring Program...............................1 Vegetation Mapping Program Standards...............................................................................2 National Vegetation Classification Standard..........................................................................2 Other Standards.....................................................................................................................4 PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................5 Location and Setting ..............................................................................................................5 Topography............................................................................................................................6 Climate...................................................................................................................................8 Geology and Vegetation ........................................................................................................9 Soils .....................................................................................................................................12 Hydrology and Water Resources.........................................................................................14 Land Use..............................................................................................................................16 Previous Vegetation Studies................................................................................................19 PROJECT OVERVIEW...............................................................................................................20 Partner Roles and Timeline .................................................................................................20 Aerial Photography ..............................................................................................................21 Project Boundary and Map Extent .......................................................................................22 Minimum Mapping Unit ........................................................................................................22 Ecological System Classification .........................................................................................22 VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION ............................................................23 Pre-Field Methods................................................................................................................23 Preliminary Classification List.....................................................................................23 Field Methods ......................................................................................................................23 Field Sampling Approach ...........................................................................................23 Plot Data Collection....................................................................................................23 Observation Points .....................................................................................................26 Data Processing and Analysis....................................................................................26 Classification Data Analysis.................................................................................................27 Classification Results...........................................................................................................27 iii USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Pipe Spring National Monument Plant Community Descriptions.............................................................................................29 Woodland Associations ..............................................................................................29 Shrubland Associations..............................................................................................29 Herbaceous Associations...........................................................................................30 Riparian Associations.................................................................................................31 Field Key Preparation ..........................................................................................................31 FUELS DATA COLLECTION......................................................................................................32 VEGETATION MAPPING ...........................................................................................................33 Methods ...............................................................................................................................33 Field Reconnaissance ................................................................................................33 Map Class and Polygon Attribute Development .........................................................33 Park Specials..............................................................................................................35 Mapping......................................................................................................................35 Spatial Database Development..................................................................................35 Map Classes...............................................................................................................35
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