Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Floristic Inventory and Professional Flora for Lava Beds National Monument

Project ID: J9W88040029

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Southern Oregon University

Fiscal Year: 2004

Initial Funding: $25,000

Total Funding: $34,811

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

National Park: Klamath Network Inventory & Monitoring

Principal Investigator: Jessup, Steven

Agreement Technical Representative: Sarr, Daniel

Abstract: Lava Beds National Monument is a small, semi-arid park in northeast California. A more comprehensive understanding of the floristic resources of the park is essential for the conservation and management of the parks natural resources. Since the park does not employ a permanent botanist, seasonal employees must familiarize themselves with the flora each year to achieve a variety of park monitoring and management objectives. A current, professional quality flora, with an accurate, user friendly dichotomous key to the park plant species would provide an invaluable tool for seasonal and permanent park employees as well as interested visitors to the park. The project addresses this need by developing a published flora for Lava Beds National Monument by early 2007.
This task agreement will support a floristic inventory and development of a professional floristic manual (flora) and associated plant specimen collection for the park. The Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring Program will be a joint planner and cooperator throughout the development and implementation of this project.

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