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  Back to Chapter 2:Science-Based Management Articles Lynx inventories under way in the Intermountain Region By Laura Hudson Inventories yield large benefits for Devils Postpile National Monument By Linda Mutch Carl Sandburg Home: Biodiversity in a small park By Anne Ulinski New report on air quality in California Class I national parks By Annie Esperanza and Judy Rocchio Assessing potential social consequences of deer management in Cuyahoga Valley By Kevin L. Skerl “Flightlines”: Developing partnerships for migratory bird conservation in the North Cascades By Robert C. Kuntz II USGS science supports NPS in managing park resources By John Dennis, Sharon Kliwinski, and Lindsay McClelland Other Developments USGS science helps protect Congaree Swamp Effects of snowmobiles on wildlife MGM2: Economic analysis for park-community planning Process emerges for park vital signs water quality monitoring Ungulate management - Tule elk at Point Reyes Technology in monitoring - Knowing where the falcons go |
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 Award-winner profiles Weber and Finley honored for science-based management efforts Samantha E. Weber and Mike Finley were honored in 2001 with Director’s Awards for their outstanding efforts to improve the management of park resources through the application of science. Weber was the recipient of the Trish Patterson–Student Conservation Association Award for Resource Management in a Small Park. At Cabrillo National Monument, California, she initiated the Division of Natural Resource Science and implemented a GIS program. Lacking professional and support staff for her new division, she developed a network of resource managers and scientists in and outside the National Park Service to assist the monument. She also worked closely with scientists who wished to do research in the monument to ensure that their projects meet the monument’s information needs. Through her hard work and determination, Weber acquired and managed the scientific information necessary for the proper care of park natural and cultural resources. Like many of the winners, she felt that the award is more reflective of the dedicated people she works with. Upon receiving the award in October, she said, “It’s a little like winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, when all you really did was bring a bunch of talented, dedicated people together to get things done.” Mike Finley, the immediate past superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, was the recipient of the Director’s Award for Superintendent of the Year for Natural Resource Stewardship. Finley was recognized for his instrumental leadership in several complex and controversial areas of resource management, including the restoration of the gray wolf, management of bison, winter use in Yellowstone, and conservation of the Yellowstone cutthroat trout. He has championed the protection of park resources, showing strong support for scientific research and professional resource management. He has recognized the importance of good information in decision making, insisting that management decisions be based on science. |
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--2001, published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in May 2001 (publication D-2255) /YearInReview/yir/yir2001/02_management/02_od5_weber_finley.html Last Updated: |