The USACE Jacksonville District contracted ANAMAR to prepare INRMPs to guide the natural resources management programs for Fort Buchanan and 11 USARCs located throughout Puerto Rico. INRMPs are planning documents that allow installations to manage their natural resources while coordinating with various stakeholders. The INRMP documents the current status of natural resources management at each of these facilities and identifies management goals to be implemented during the next 5 years.
ANAMAR coordinated and met with Fort Buchanan and USACE personnel, researched and compiled existing data, and conducted site visits at Fort Buchanan and all the USARCs to characterize natural resources and identify areas of environmental concern at each installation. After site visits were completed, individual INRMPs were prepared for each installation describing the physical environment (water resources, soils, air quality), biological resources (vegetation, wildlife, sensitive species), cultural resources, socioeconomics, facilities, and hazardous and toxic substances. Based on this information, each INRMP identified specific actions required to meet the natural resource management goals on that installation during the 5‑year management period. Resource management areas included soils, water quality, aquatic and riparian habitats, wetlands, terrestrial habitats, wildlife, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, and pest management.