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Vegetation Characterization Program

The USGS Vegetation Characterization Program is a cooperative effort by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service Inventory & Monitoring - Vegetation Mapping Program to classify, describe, and map vegetation communities in more than 270 national park units across the United States.

Point of contact: Mike Mulligan, Vegetation Characterization Program Manager









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This is a navigation applet which contains aerial
and ground photos of the USGS Vegetation
Characterization Program.		  
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