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Summary

Inventories of geologic resources are being conducted in all NCRN parks. The inventory process is a cooperative effort involving the NPS Geologic Resources Division, the NPS I&M Program, Colorado State University and the U.S. Geological Survey as well as other state and local agencies. The emphasis of the inventory is not to routinely initiate new geologic mapping projects, but to aggregate existing "baseline" information and identify where serious geologic data needs and issues exist in the National Park System. In cases where map coverage is nearly complete (ex. 4 of 5 quadrangles for park “X”) or maps simply do not exist, then funding may be available for geologic mapping.

Goals

The Geologic Resources Inventory has the following goals:

1. to assemble a bibliography of associated geological resources for NPS units with significant natural resources to compile and evaluate a list of existing geologic maps for each unit,
2. to conduct a scoping session for each park,
3. to develop digital geologic map products, and
4. to complete a geological report that synthesizes much of the existing geologic knowledge about each park

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For information or products relating to this project, please contact the NCRN Data Manager or visit the Geologic Resources Inventory website.