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July 24, 2006
WEDNESDAY!!! Meeting on Great Falls Cliff Study at Patagonia Store
Kush at Kaymoor, Photo by Photo by Steve Sebrell© 2006From Thomson Ling, DC area Access Fund Coordinator:
The National Park Service has comissioned a multi-year study to examine the rock faces of the Potomac Gorge, an area that includes Carderock and Great Falls. This cliff study will document plant communities and soils living on and near cliff surfaces in the Potomac River Gorge. Additionally, the study will assess any impacts of recreation use and park visitation on these important cliff habitats. The first phases of the study have already begun and the tentative completion date is 2009. The study is being led by Dr. Jeff Marion, a US Geological Survey researcher. Dr. Marion is a climber as well as a researcher and understands the value of conservation as well as recreation. Our hope is that through sound researchwe can identify ways that climbing and conservation can co-exist in the Potomac Gorge.
Dr. Marion has offered to meet with the climbing community and cover his proposed study, so that the climbing community is better informed about the work that he is doing. To this end, Friends of Great Falls (FOGF) has organized a meeting where you can learn about this study.
In addition, Stephanie Flack from the Nature Conservancy will discuss the role of the Nature Conservancy in conservation efforts along the Potomac Gorge as well as the relatio nship of the Nature Conservancy to the National Park Service.
What: A meeting to learn about the Potomac
Gorge Cliff Study.
When: This Wednesday evening, July 26, 6:30 - 8pm.
Where: Patagonia in Georgetown, 1048 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20007
Who: Dr. Jeff Marion, lead researcher for the Cliff Study and Stephanie Flack, The Nature Conservancy Potomac Gorge Conservation Planner.
As concerned climbers, please make every effort to attend this meeting. Both Dr. Marion and Stephanie Flack have graciously offered their time to help brief the climbing community and share information about how climbing and conservation can fit together in the Potomac Gorge.
Posted by WiredNut at July 24, 2006 10:32 PM