NPS Report: Friendship Hill National Historic Site, PA

Natural Resource Condition Assessment

Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI), Pennsylvania

Contribution: Co-authored a Natural Resource Condition Assessment Report for Friendship Hill National Historic Site, a national park in Pennsylvania, building on existing literature, policies, history of use, and mapping vital resources including hydrology and plant and animal species.

Analysis: Evidence of impaired water quality due to acid mine drainage. Invasive plants are a major concern at FRHI, which requires thorough monitoring, and systemic removal of such species from the park to prevent further spread.

A study of hydrology and coal mining at FRHI

Research Assistantship | Department of Landscape Architecture, Penn State PI: Dr. Charles ANdrew Cole | Funded by National Park Services (NPS)