Resource Management Plan for the Oak Ridge Reservation: Volume 23, Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park, Research Sites, and State Natural Areas
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6369455
The Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park (NERP) program provides 5008 ha (12,374 acres) of land and water areas on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) that are protected for research and education in the environmental sciences. Through environmental research projects and other approved resource uses of the area, the NERP serves to demonstrate that energy technology and Department of Energy (DOE) facilities are compatible with a quality environment. Oak Ridge NERP activities include (1) research in the environmental sciences and coordination of all Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) research and monitoring sites on the NERP, (2) preservation of genetic diversity within the area and protection of sites for baseline information in research through NERP Natural Areas and NERP Reference Areas, (3) coordination with state and federal agencies regarding rare plant populations on the ORR and responsibility for the State Natural Areas registered on the ORR, (4) educational activities that allow precollege students to gain hands-on experience in environmental field activities, and (5) opportunities for college students and faculty to pursue research on the ORR. The original NERP Management Plan (1981), the DOE-NERP Charter, and its Program Directives are the basis for this volume. NERP activities and goals have been expanded and revised to reflect current directions. Also included are maps and descriptions of Research Sites, DOE-NERP Natural Areas and Reference Areas, and State natural Areas.
- Research Organization:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6369455
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/ESH-1/V23; ON: DE87011973
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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