Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Buck Island Reef National Monument

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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.

 

Green sea turtle hatchlings, Buck Island.

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Buck Island Reef National Monument is located about 1.5 miles north of Saint Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The monument protects Buck Island, a small, uninhabited 176-acre island, as well as the surrounding elkhorn coral reef ecosystem. The monument supports a large variety of terrestrial and marine plants and animals, including endangered and threatened species. Visitors to the monument snorkel or scuba dive a famous underwater trail, swim in the crystal clear waters, or hike an overland nature trail and the white coral sand beaches.

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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.