Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Virgin Islands National Park

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The Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) Program provides framework, funding, and publishing support to parks to aid in the synthesis and documentation of natural resource conditions. Condition assessment reports are a tool to describe selected park resources, and record a snapshot of their current condition, identify trends, and identify potential or current threats and stressors. Understanding the condition and trend of natural resources is key for parks and NPS planners to appropriately prioritize and allocate stewardship resources.

 

Francis Bay, Virgin Islands National Park.

Photo courtesy of Parnicza/NPS

Virgin Islands National Park is located on the island of St. John, the smallest of the three U.S. Virgin Islands. At 7,259 acres, plus another 5,650 acres of adjacent submerged lands, the park comprises almost two-thirds of the island. The park is known for its coral reefs, white-sand beaches, and tropical forests. It also includes relics of sugar plantation sites from the Danish Colonial period, during which enslaved Africans were brought over to work the fields. In addition to learning the history of the island, visitors to the park snorkel, scuba dive, sail, kayak, and hike.

Links to NRCA Products
Materials produced by the park and the NRCA Program.

For other reports and natural resource datasets visit the NPS Data Store.

Source: Data Store Collection 7765 (results presented are a subset). To search for additional information, visit the Data Store.