Award Number:
PR/J Number: R8230100233
P ROJECT A BSTRACT
Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
(Cooperative Agreement # H1200-09-0005)
Park: Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Project Title: Targeted Vegetation Survey and Preparation of NPS Technical Report on the Flora
of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona (OR Annotated Vascular Plant Database
and Publication for Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument – Phase II)
Funding Amount: $49,893.00
CPCESU Partner Institution: Southern Utah University
Principal Investigator: Terri J. Hildebrand, Professor, Department of Biology, College of Science,
Southern Utah University, 351 West University Boulevard, Cedar City, UT 84720; 435.586.7943;
hildebrand@suu.edu
Floristic Consultant: Walter Fertig, Moenave Botanical Consulting, 1117 West Grand Canyon
Drive, Kanab, UT 84741; 435.644.8129; walt@kanab.net
NPS Key Official/ATR: Jeff Bradybaugh, Superintendent, Grand Canyon-Parashant National
Monument, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT; 435.688.3226; jeff_bradybaugh@nps.gov
NPS Advisors: Jeff Bradybaugh, Superintendent, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument,
345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT; 435.688.3226; jeff_bradybaugh@nps.gov
Start Date: 21 June 2010
End Date: 02 April 2012
ABSTRACT
The completion of Phase I of the Annotated Vascular Plant Database and Publication for Grand
Canyon-Parashant National Monument yielded a Report and Master Species Checklist. The Master
Species Checklist was subdivided into four lists based on the following groups of species: 1)
occurring within boundaries of the monument as confirmed by voucher specimens, 2) reported in
the literature, but not confirmed by a specimen, 3) known from the vicinity, but not recorded from
PARA, and 4) falsely reported or highly questionable as occurring within monument boundaries. A
total of 1012 taxa, representing 93 families, were recorded as present or reported in the flora of the
Monument. Also accomplished during Phase I was the mounting and deposition of  300
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herbarium specimens at PARA. Six regions were targeted for future field vegetation inventories
including monument lands lying close to lands just outside PARA boundaries: Lime Kiln Canyon,
Black Rock Area, Toroweap Area, Grand Wash Bay, Main Street Valley, and Mount Trumbull
School Area. This project (Phase II) is an expansion of Phase I with the specific objectives to: 1)
inventory regions of interest identified during Phase I, 2) collect flora specimens from sampled
areas, 3) contribute collections to the Grand Canyon-Parashant Monument and Southern Utah
University Herbaria, 4) provide service-learning outreach opportunity with Southern Utah University
students, and 5) generate a NPS General Technical Series publication summarizing the flora of
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Accomplishment of these tasks will occur through a
series of field surveys over two growing seasons (2010 and 2011) and consist of 30+ days of
inventory. Floristic collections will document species occurrences, including information on rare and
weedy species. An Annual Progress Report summarizes results from the 2010 inventories whereas
the project culminates in an NPS Technical Report detailing data collected and conclusions reached
after both sampling periods. Information gathered in this effort will help Monument managers
better understand the flora of PARA leading to more informed management decisions.
Keywords:
Inventory
Floristic
Survey
Vouchers
Herbarium
Service-Learning
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