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    • Navajo Sedge Inventory at Natural Bridges National Monument - Open Format Dataset (public version)

    Metadata Updated: June 5, 2024

    Hanging gardens are an important part of the landscape at Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR) and are the most common type of spring within the park. These hanging gardens support a diversity of plant species including the federally listed threatened Navajo Sedge (Carex specuicola; CASP). CASP is confined to seep and spring emergences in sandstone outcroppings in the Four Corners area. Populations of CASP are known throughout northern Arizona and in southern Utah just south of NABR. Much of the potential habitat in southern Utah has not been surveyed for the species. Occurrences of CASP within NABR are at the northernmost extent of CASP’s range in the region and are also unique because they are in a canyon that is tributary to the Colorado River rather than the San Juan River. Since the extent of CASP populations were largely unknown, the objective of this project was to conduct a follow up inventory for CASP at hanging gardens in NABR to document occurrences of this species at NABR, its presence and absence in suitable habitat, and suggest sites to be incorporated into the regional monitoring program. Sites with positive occurrence of CASP could be targeted for increased protection by the park. Knowledge of these sites may also be used to advocate for management decisions such as the protection of water resources that recharge the springs of CASP habitat. This project resurveyed 64 previously known hanging gardens for CASP and documented and surveyed 26 new seeps found near the existing sites.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2302105

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 20, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date June 5, 2024

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    Harvested from DOI EDI

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 20, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date June 5, 2024
    Publisher National Park Service
    Maintainer
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    Identifier NPS_DataStore_2302105
    Data First Published 2024-01-11T12:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-01-11
    Category Data Package
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:24
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    Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2302105
    Old Spatial -110.0473,37.5703,-109.9137,37.6349
    Program Code 010:118, 010:119
    Publisher Hierarchy White House > U.S. Department of the Interior > National Park Service
    Related Documents https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2302105
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 657f4a2b7065a31cd8bff288c3dae00fc8778752e7a9cd279a3c576bfdb3d5d4
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    Temporal 2022-06-17T12:00:00Z/2022-08-04T12:00:00Z

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