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Welcoming Statement from Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region
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Robert Vogel, NPS NCR Regional Director
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Presence of Ranavirus and Chytrid Pathogens among Amphibians
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Christine Densmore- Veterinary Medical Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center
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Bullets, Shrapnel, Case, and Canister: Archeology and GIS at the Piper Farm (Recording Unavailable)
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Union and Confederate forces fought at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American military history with nearly 23,000 dead, wounded, and missing. Some of the fiercest fighting occurred around the Sunken Road -- the northern boundary of the Henry Piper farm. Over four field seasons, archaeologists conducted systematic metal-detector surveys of the Piper Orchard, site of the Confederates’ retreat from the Sunken Road and their stand to hold the center, Caldwell’s Union advance, and the senseless charge of the 7th Maine Infantry Regiment. A combination of GIS analysis, 3-D terrain modeling, viewshed analysis, and a review of the historical record, resulted in the identification of unit positions and movements derived from an examination of 2,033 military artifacts. This study provides a more detailed understanding of the events at Piper Farm and demonstrates potential applications to other battlefield landscapes.
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Surveys of Native and Introduced Bees of the Woodlands of the Mid-Atlantic
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Sam Droege- Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Patuzent Wildlife Research Center and Grace Savoy-Burke- Graduate Student, University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
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Integrating Cultural Resource Preservation Priorities at a Landscape Scale: Introduction to the collaborative research program being sponsored jointly by the NPS and Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative
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Jean Brennan- Science Coordinator, Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC)
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New Sampling Design Reveals Hotspots for Brook Trout Recruitment in Catoctin Mountain Park
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Nathaniel Hitt- Aquatic Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center
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Our Collections at Risk: Climate Change Threats to NCR Museum Property
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Over the past 15 years NPS Collections from Texas to Maine have faced devastating impacts from hurricanes and other climate related events. During this time, Hurricanes such as Isabel, Ivan, Katrina and Sandy have wrought havoc on NPS museum collections. Although not subjected to direct impacts from these recent hurricanes, NCR parks have been heavily damaged by their collateral impacts, typically in the form of flooding along the Potomac Valley. It is simply a matter of time before a major hurricane strikes right at the heart of the Nation’s Capital. Our recent brush with Hurricane Joaquin highlighted the risks we face in NCR from a devastating Hurricane event and its related impacts. Beginning in 2014 the NCR Museum Program has been developing an assessment of park collection vulnerabilities to climate change in NCR. This brief presentation will discuss those threats and highlight how some NCR parks are addressing those threats.
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Determining the Appropriate Unit of Management Among Brook Trout Populations Exhibiting Prodigious Neutral Genetic Differentiation and Cryptic Metapopulations in the Chesapeake Bay Drainages with Emphasis on Catoctin Mountain Park
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Tim King- Fishery Biologist (Genomics), U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center
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Gone but not Forgotten: Storer College
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Elaine Eff- Former Director, Cultural Conservation Program, Maryland Historical Trust
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Joint Influence of Deer Management and an Invasive Grass on Tree Seedling Establishment at Catoctin Mountain Park
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John Paul Schmit- Quantitative Ecologist, NPS, National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program
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