Rock Creek Park's natural history encompasses the story of its plants, animals, and physical setting—and how all these factors interact (natural processes).
Find out what part each of the following features plays in this large urban park's story.
Plants everywhere—which is which, and where does each thrive? Learn about the characteristics of plants native to the Mid-Atlantic region at the boundary of Coastal Plain and Piedmont.
Rock Creek Park's location at the boundary of Coastal Plain and Piedmont in the Mid-Atlantic gives it a remarkable mix of climate, geologic setting, land shape, water, and soils. Learn how the interplay of these elements provides lots of different niches that support a variety of plant communities.
Nature doesn’t stand still—animals eat plants, lightning starts fires, floodwaters rise, hills erode, dead trees fall. How do these processes shape natural communities—in the past, present, and future?
