Resource management plan for the Oak Ridge Reservation. Volume 29, Rare plants on the Oak Ridge Reservation
- Science Applications International Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States)
- USDA Forest Service, Montgomery, AL (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Clemson Univ., SC (United States). Dept. of Forestry
- JAYCOR Environmental, Vienna, VA (United States)
Rare plant species listed by state or federal agencies and found on or near the Department of Energy`s Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) are identified. Seventeen species present on the ORR are listed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation as either endangered, threatened, or of special concern. Four of these are under review by the US Fish and Wildlife Service for possible listing as threatened or endangered species. Ten species listed by the state occur near and may be present on the ORR; four are endangered in Tennessee, and one is a candidate for federal listing. A range of habitats supports the rare taxa on the ORR: River bluffs, calcareous barrens, wetlands, and deciduous forest. Sites for listed rare species on the ORR have been designated as Research Park Natural Areas. Consideration of rare plant habitats is an important component of resource management and land-use planning; protection of rare species in their natural habitat is the best method of ensuring their long-term survival. In addition, the National Environmental Policy Act requires that federally funded projects avoid or mitigate impacts to listed species. The list of rare plant species and their location on the ORR should be considered provisional because the entire ORR has not been surveyed, and state and federal status of all species continues to be updated.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 10179973
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/NERP-7; ON: DE93040066; TRN: 93:020085
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Environmental Sciences Division Publication No. 4054; PBD: Aug 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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