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SMR Camp Pendleton
Virginia Beach, Virginia

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South Riding
Ft. Pickett
SMR Camp Pendleton

Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc. (WEG) completed an Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) for the State Military Reservation (SMR), Camp Pendleton, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  WEG conducted numerous planning level surveys of all natural resources on the base, including: a detailed wetland delineation, surface water and topographic mapping, soil classification, vegetative community classification/mapping, complete floristic surveys, and threatened/ endangered or rare plant or wildlife species.

Vegetative community classification and floristic surveys comprised a significant component of field data collected.  Surveys for threatened/ endangered or otherwise rare plant or animal taxa was included as part of these field surveys.  The vegetation communities were characterized and mapped based on interpretation of aerial photography, GIS data, National Wetlands Inventory maps, etc., and corroborated through field verifications.  Based on these classifications, floristic and forest stand data was collected through a systematic, plot-based sampling design in order to generate a complete list of plant taxa and overstory characteristics per community.  These surveys were conducted in the middle of the growing season.  Voucher specimens were prepared for species of interest and questionable identification and deposited at a state-accredited herbarium.  A comprehensive list of plant taxa, according to vegetative community, was generated and included along with detailed community descriptions in the final INRMP.  In total, 13 communities, 186 individual plant taxa, and 3 rare taxa were identified and described.

In order to complete the INRMP, WEG worked closely with base managers and personnel to review onsite documentation and prepare a comprehensive analysis of installation activities and purposes relative to existing natural resources.  The final product presented all the detailed field data collected by WEG, digital resource mapping based on a GIS base, and a final analysis providing recommendations for sustainable use when balancing several objectives.  This project demonstrates WEG’s ability to collect thorough scientific data within various ecological disciplines while working closely with military personnel in order to generate a high quality product while meeting all deadlines.

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