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Field inventory mapping
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National Park Service (NPS) natural resource managers realize the ecological importance of the wetlands communities in the Cuyahoga Valley. Davey Resource Group biologists collaborated with the NPS by inventorying and assessing the wetlands areas in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The project’s purpose was to locate, assess, and map the wetlands, with special emphasis for those appropriate for restoration or enhancement. This goal was accomplished through the use of state-of-the-art pen tablet computer data gathering techniques that enable accurate and efficient information collection and processing. The results have been presented in a custom-designed digital map book that provides NPS resource managers information about wetlands location, quality, and restoration potential in an easy-to-use computerized database. The custom software was created with the assistance of advanced geographic information system (GIS) technology.
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A total of 1,214 wetlands were found within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. There is a great diversity of wetlands in the park, ranging from very small vernal pools and hillside seeps to large wetlands systems along the Cuyahoga River. Numerous areas for enhancement and/or restoration were identified.
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